Functional and association studies on the pig HMGCR gene, a cholesterol-synthesis limiting enzyme

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-233

  Canovas A ^a   Quintanilla, R ^a   Gallardo, D ^b   Diaz I ^a   Noguera, J L ^a   Ramirez O ^b   Pena, R N ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meat quality, fatty acid, intramuscular fat, gene expression, porcine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 76849102745     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991145     Document Type: Article

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