Mechanisms of action of the principal prolific genes and their application to sheep production

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-401

  Souza, C J H ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes A ^b   Campbell, B K ^c   McNeilly, A S ^d   Baird, D T ^d  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Booroola; Inverdale; Mutation; Ovulation rate; Prolific sheep

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRANULOSA CELL; LIVESTOCK; LUTEINIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; BREEDING; FEMALE; MUTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3242812923     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD04038     Document Type: Article

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