Differential gene expression in ovaries of pregnant pigs with high and low prolificacy levels and identification of candidate genes for litter size

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-307

  Fernandez Rodriguez, Amanda ^a   Munoz, Maria ^a   Fernandez, Almudena ^a   Pena, Ramona N ^b   Tomas, Anna ^c   Noguera, Jose L ^b   Ovilo, Cristina ^a   Fernandez, Ana I ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Litter size; Ovary; Pregnancy; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOME; HOMEOSTASIS; LITTER SIZE; METABOLISM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEROIDS; SWINE;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78751689035     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.085589     Document Type: Article

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