Association of a PIT1 gene polymorphism with growth hormone mRNA levels in pig pituitary glands

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-21

  Franco, Maurício Machaim ^a,b   Antunes, Robson Carlos ^a   de Oliveira, Katiana Mello ^a   Pereira, Cícero Donizete ^a   Biase, Fernando Henrique ^a   Nunes, Francis de Morais Franco ^c   Goulart, Luiz Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Growth hormone mRNA; Pig; PITI gene; Semi quantitative RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIT1 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 20544456873     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572005000100003     Document Type: Article

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