Characterization of the complete porcine MSTN gene and expression levels in pig breeds differing in muscularity

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 586-596

  Stinckens, A ^a   Luyten, T ^a   Bijttebier, J ^b   Van Den Maagdenberg, K ^b   Dieltiens, D ^a   Janssens, S ^a   De Smet, S ^b   Georges, M ^c   Buys, N ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF GENE TECHNOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Myostatin; Pig; Polymorphisms; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; MYOSTATIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSTATIN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

BOS; SUIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 55949103539     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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