Nonsynonymous natural genetic polymorphisms in the bovine leptin gene affect biochemical and biological characteristics of the mature hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Reicher, S ^a,b   Ramos Nieves, J M ^c   Hileman, S M ^d   Boisclair, Y R ^c   Gootwine, E ^b   Gertler, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Leptin; Ovine; Polymorphism; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EATING; FEMALE; KINETICS; LEPTIN; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SHEEP;

EID: 84856259203     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4378     Document Type: Article

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