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[Analysis of SNPs in exons 2 and 3 of the leptin gene in wild boar, swine and hybrid swine].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Apr 2006
Li Jing-Fen, Yu Hao, Liu Di
Abstract excerpt
Leptin is a 167-amino acid hormone mainly expressed in the fat tissue. It serves as an important regulator of energy uptake and consumption through action on the hypothalamus. Herein single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected in exons 2 and 3 of the Leptin gene in wild boar, swine and half-bred swine by PCR-SSCP. Cloning and sequencing of homozygous fragments revealed the following variations in the...
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