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Metabolic and histochemical characteristics of fat and muscle tissues in homozygous or heterozygous pigs for the body composition QTL located on chromosome 7.
Physiological genomics - 20 Aug 2007
Demars Julie, Riquet Juliette, Sanchez Marie-Pierre, Billon Yvon, Hocquette Jean-François, Lebret Bénédicte, Iannuccelli Nathalie, Bidanel Jean-Pierre, Milan Denis, Gondret Florence
Abstract excerpt
Quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing many traits including backfat thickness and carcass composition have been detected on porcine chromosome 7 (SSC7) in an F2 cross between Large White (LW) and Meishan (MS) pigs. However, the genes and controlled pathways underlying the QTL effects on body phenotype remain unknown. This study aimed at investigating the tissue characteristics at metabolic and cellular levels...
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