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Polymorphism at the beta-adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) locus of Merino sheep and its association with lamb mortality.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Forrest R H, Hickford J G H, Wynyard J, Merrick N, Hogan A, Frampton C
Abstract excerpt
Beta3-adrenergic receptors are predominantly found on the surface of adipocytes and are major mediators of the lipolytic and thermogenic effects of high catecholamine concentrations. Recently, variation in the ovine beta3-adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) gene has been reported to be associated with lamb survival. In this study, polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformational polymorphism analysis of part of the...
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