Relationship between MTNR1A melatonin receptor gene polymorphism and seasonal reproduction in different goat breeds

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Carcangiu, V ^a   Vacca, G M ^a   Mura, M C ^a   Dettori, M L ^a   Pazzola, M ^a   Luridiana, S ^a   Bini, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Goat; Melatonin receptor gene; Seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

DNA; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GOATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SARDA;

EID: 55249086305     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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