Association between expression of reproductive seasonality and alleles of melatonin receptor 1A in goats

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 276-284

  Chu, M X ^a   He, Y Q ^b   Cheng, D X ^c   Ye, S C ^a   Fang, L ^a   Wang, J Y ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Goat; Melatonin receptor 1A gene; PCR RFLP; Reproductive seasonality

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; GOATS; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SEASONS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547138703     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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