Effect of polymorphism in the leukemia inhibitory factor gene on litter size in Large White pigs

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1833-1838

  Lin, H C ^a,b   Liu, G F ^a   Wang, A G ^a   Kong, L J ^a   Wang, X F ^a   Fu, J L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PEANUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Leukemia inhibitory factor; Litter size; Pig; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LITTER SIZE; PARTURITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 68149132049     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9387-0     Document Type: Article

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