Functional and phylogenetic analyses of a melanocortin-4 receptor mutation in domestic pigs

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-86

  Kim, K S ^a,b   Reecy, J M ^a   Hsu, W H ^a   Anderson, L L ^a   Rothschild, M F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic pigs; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Mutation

Indexed keywords

HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUIFORMES; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 1642444790     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.12.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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