Transgenic pigs carrying a synthesized fatty acid desaturase gene yield high level of co-3 PUFAs

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1603-1608

  Ren, Hong yan ^a   Zheng, Xin min ^a   Chen, Hong xing ^b   Li, Kui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Co 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Gene; Microinjection; SFat 1; Transgenic pigs

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 80054956101     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60157-0     Document Type: Article

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