Characterization of swine leptin (LEP) polymorphisms and their association with production traits

Animal Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 215-218

  Kennes, Y M ^a   Murphy, B D ^b   Pothier, F ^c   Palin, M F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

LEP gene; Leptin; Pig; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY GROWTH; BREED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LEPTIN; SWINE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DNA; EATING; LEPTIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034861790     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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