Effect of the polymorphism of prolactin receptor (PRLR) and leptin (LEP) genes on litter size in Polish pigs

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 400-404

  Terman, A ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PRIMER DNA; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; LEPTIN; LITTER SIZE; POLAND; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 28144458224     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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