Characterization of the porcine melanocortin 2 receptor gene (MC2R)

Animal Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 415-421

  Jacobs, K ^a   Van Poucke, M ^a   Mattheeuws, M ^a   Chardon, P ^b   Yerle, M ^c   Rohrer, G ^d   Van Zeveren, A ^a   Peelman, L J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DIF   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

FISH; Linkage mapping; LMpRH; MC2R; MC5R; Polymorphism; Transcription profiling

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036909348     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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