Splice variant identification and expression analysis of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene in intact and castrated male pigs

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 729-733

  Huang, Jinming ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Liu, Yueping ^a   Yao, Yuchang ^a   Wu, Keliang ^a   Fang, Meiying ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASTRATION; FAT MASS AND OBESITY ASSOCIATED GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CASTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; PROTEINS; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78650259663     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2009.1004     Document Type: Article

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