Enhanced skeletal growth of sheep heterozygous for an inactivated fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2942-2949

  Smith, L B ^a   Dally, M R ^a   Sainz, R D ^a   Rodrigue, K L ^a   Oberbauer, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inactivated fibroblast growth factor receptor 3; Longissimus muscle area; Sheep; Skeletal growth; Spider lamb syndrome

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; METABOLISM; SHEEP;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 3; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33750580864     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-255     Document Type: Article

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