Dog obesity - The need for identifying predisposing genetic markers

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 831-836

  Switonski, M ^a   Mankowska, M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adipokines; Dog; FTO; Human; MC4R; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL GENETICS; BREED; DOG DISEASE; EPIGENETICS; FTO GENE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IGF1 GENE; INSIG2 GENE; LEP GENE; LEPR GENE; MC4R GENE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RNA SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADIPOKINES; DOG; FTO; HUMAN; MC4R; OBESITY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIGENOMICS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84888005680     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.08.015     Document Type: Review

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