A variant of porcine thyroxine-binding globulin has reduced affinity for thyroxine and is associated with testis size

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 214-220

  Nonneman, Dan ^a   Rohrer, Gary A ^a   Wise, Tommy H ^a   Lunstra, Donald D ^a   Ford, J Joe ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Follicle stimulating hormone; Mechanisms of hormone action; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; FOLLITROPIN; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CENTROMERE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HORMONE ACTION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SERTOLI CELL; TBG GENE; TESTIS SIZE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HEAT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELLS; SWINE; TESTIS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 10944269449     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.031922     Document Type: Article

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