Haplotype analysis of β-actin gene for its association with sperm quality and boar fertility

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 384-388

  Lin, C L ^a,c   Jennen, D G J ^a   Ponsuksili, S ^b   Tholen, E ^a   Tesfaye, D ^a   Schellander, K ^a   Wimmers, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boar; Candidate gene approach; Fertility; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXON; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; INTRON; MALE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; EXONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HAPLOTYPES; INTRONS; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845411878     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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