Comparison of enzyme activities and gene expression profiling between yak and bovine skeletal muscles

Livestock Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-97

  Lin, Y Q ^a   Wang, G S ^a   Feng, J ^a   Huang, J Q ^a   Xu, Y O ^a   Jin, S Y ^a   Li, Y P ^b   Jiang, Z R ^c   Zheng, Y C ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Bureau of Jiulong County   (China)

^c Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Ganzi Prefecture   (China)

Author keywords

Lactate dehydrogenase; Muscle metabolism; Myosin heavy chain; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor coactivator 1 ; Yak

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; BOVINAE;

EID: 78650179102     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.134     Document Type: Article

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