Characterization of porcine leptin receptor polymorphisms and their association with reproduction and production traits

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-102

  Chen, C C ^a   Chang, T ^a   Su, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphisms; Leptin receptor (LEPR); Mutagenetically separated PCR (MS PCR); Reproduction and production traits

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHROMOSOMES; COSTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

GENE POLYMORPHISMS; LEPTIN RECEPTOR (LEPR); PRODUCTION TRAITS; REPRODUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DNA; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY COMPOSITION; DNA; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 3042724837     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ABIO-120037903     Document Type: Article

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