Examination of testicular gene expression patterns in yorkshire pigs with high and low levels of boar taint

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-87

  Leung, Maxwell C K ^a   Bowley, Kiera Lynne ^a   Squires, E James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Candidate genes; Testis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; BOAR TAINT; CANDIDATE GENES; DNA MICRO-ARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS; INTESTINAL TRACT; TESTIS; YORKSHIRE PIGS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ANDROST 16 EN 3 ONE; ANDROST-16-EN-3-ONE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MEAT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKATOLE; SWINE; TESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 77951073164     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: 15322378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10495390903500607     Document Type: Article

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