Characterization of the melatonin receptor gene MT1 in mouflon (Ovis Gmelini Musimon) and its relationship with reproductive activity

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; AMPLICON; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXON; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; LETTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUFLON; MT1 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVIS GMELINI MUSIMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI;

EID: 76649107335     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21125     Document Type: Letter

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