Localization of the candidate genes ELOVL5 and SCD1 for 'male effect' pheromone synthesis in goats (Capra hircus)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1329-1333

  Kitago, Masaru ^a   Momozawa, Yukihide ^a   Masuda, Koji ^a   Wakabayashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Date Ito, Atsuko ^a,b   Hagino Yamagishi, Kimiko ^b   Kikusui, Takefumi ^a   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Goat; In situ hybridization; Male effect; Pheromone; Sebaceous gland

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GOAT; HEAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEBACEOUS GLAND;

ANIMALS; GOATS; HEAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHEROMONES; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; STEAROYL-COA DESATURASE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38849164307     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19060     Document Type: Article

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