Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on lipogenic enzyme activities and fatty acid synthase mRNA expression in finishing pigs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 365-375

  Huang, Q C ^a,b   Xu, Z R ^a   Han, X Y ^a   Li, W F ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b LONGYAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carcass characteristics; Fatty acid synthase; Finishing pigs; Lipogenesis; mRNA expression

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37649013288     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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