Analysis of caprine pituitary specific transcription factor-1 gene polymorphism in indigenous Chinese goats

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 705-709

  Lan, X Y ^a   Li, M J ^a   Chen, H ^a,b   Zhang, L Z ^a   Jing, Y J ^a   Wei, T B ^a   Ren, G ^a   Wang, X ^a   Fang, X T ^b   Zhang, C L ^b   Lei, C Z ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caprine; PCR RFLP; Polymorphism; POU1F1 gene

Indexed keywords

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHINA; GENOTYPE; GOATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 61449197962     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9232-5     Document Type: Article

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