Association of allelic variants of thyroid-binding globulin with puberty in boars and responses to hemicastration

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Ford, J J ^a   Rohrer, G A ^a   Nonneman, D J ^a   Lunstra, D D ^a   Wise, T H ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boar; Hemicastration; Puberty; Sertoli cell; Testis; Thyroid binding globulin

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; TESTIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; TESTIS; THYROGLOBULIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77949659663     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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