Intramuscular fat content and genetic variants at fatty acid-binding protein loci in Austrian pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2798-2804

  Nechtelberger, D ^a   Pires, V ^a   Solkner J ^b   Stur, I ^a   Brem, G ^c   Mueller, M ^a,d   Mueller, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^d NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Genetic Markers; Lipid Metabolism; Meat Quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEINS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HEART; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035515870     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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