All three promoters of the acetyl-coenzyme A-carboxylase α-encoding gene are expressed in mammary epithelial cells of ruminants

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1073-1081

  Molenaar, Adrian ^a   Mao, Jianqiang ^b,c   Oden, Kim ^a   Seyfert, Hans Martin ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylase ; Bovine; Gene expression; In situ hybridization; Mammary gland; Milk fat synthesis; Ovine; Promoters; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; CASEIN; MILK FAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FAT CONTENT; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INVOLUTION; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; UDDER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0041743819     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100811     Document Type: Article

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