DGAT1, a new positional and functional candidate gene for intramuscular fat deposition in cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 354-357

  Thaller, G ^a   Kuhn C ^b   Winter, A ^a   Ewald, G ^a   Bellmann, O ^b   Wegner, J ^b   Zuhlke H ^b   Fries, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Cattle; Chromosome 14; DGAT1; Intramuscular fat; Marbling; TG

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; DNA PRIMERS; MUSCLES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; THYROGLOBULIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0141483650     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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