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Polymorphism at the ovine beta3-adrenergic receptor locus (ADRB3) and its association with lamb mortality.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2007
Forrest R H, Hickford J G H, Frampton C M
Abstract excerpt
The beta3-adrenergic receptors (ADRB3) are guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G-protein)-coupled receptors predominantly found on the surface of adipocytes. They are major mediators of the lipolytic and thermogenic effects of high catecholamine concentrations, in particular norepinephrine. Recently, variation in the ovine beta3-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB3) has been associated with lamb survival in Merino...
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