Functional characterization of polymorphic variants for ovine MT1 melatonin receptors: Possible implication for seasonal reproduction in sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 328-334

  Trecherel, E ^a,b,c,d,e   Batailler, M ^a,b,c,d,e   Chesneau, D ^a,b,c,d,e   Delagrange, P ^f   Malpaux, B ^a,b,c,d,e   Chemineau, P ^a,b,c,d,e   Migaud, M ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d Haras Nationaux   (France)

^e IFR 135   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Melatonin receptor; Polymorphism; Reproduction; Sheep; Signaling

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CELL STRAIN COS1; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CERCOPITHECUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SHEEP;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MELATONIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78649868724     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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