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Assessment of reproductive function in mutant restricted ovulator carrier roosters.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2002
Elkin R G, Zhong Y
Abstract excerpt
Two splice variant forms of the chicken very low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) have recently been shown to exist in both male and female chicken gonads. The longer form, containing an O-linked sugar domain, is produced in the somatic cells of the testes and ovaries, whereas the shorter form, which lacks this domain, is expressed in the male and female germ cells. The latter is essential for female...
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