Developmental patterns of serum leptin levels, leptin gene expression in adipose tissue and Ob-Rb gene expression in hypothalamus of Erhualian and Large White pigs

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-196

  Zhou, Jie ^a,b   Zhao, Ruqian ^a   Wei, Xihui ^a   Xia, Dong ^a   Xu, Qingfu ^a   Chen, Jie ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Long form leptin recepter (Ob Rb); Pigs

Indexed keywords

CELLS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PROTEINS; RNA; TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; LONG FORM LEPTIN RECEPTER (OB-RB);

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 16544379707     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yc0026     Document Type: Article

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