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Effect of genetic variability of the porcine pituitary-specific transcription factor (PIT-1) on carcas traits in pigs.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 1999
Stanceková K, Vasícek D, Peskovicová D, Bulla J, Kúbek A
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary transcription factor (PIT-1) has been shown to be a positive regulatory factor of growth hormone, prolactin, and thyrotrophin-beta-subunit (TSH-beta) in the mammalian pituitary. Therefore, the gene encoding PIT-1 (POU1F1) was chosen as a candidate gene to investigate its association with growth and carcass traits in pigs. The purpose of this study was to analyse porcine POU1F1 genetic variability in...
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