Molecular screening of MC4R gene and association with fat traits in pig resource family

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 497-501

  Liu, Gui Lan ^a   Jiang, Si Wen ^a   Xiong, Yuan Zhu ^a   Zheng, Rong ^a   Qu, Yan Chun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Back fat thickness; MC4R gene; PCR RFLP; Pig

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; LIPID STORAGE; MARKER GENE; MC4R GENE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; THICKNESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; FATS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036087104     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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