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Corticotropin releasing hormone is a promising candidate gene for marbling and subcutaneous fat depth in beef cattle.
Genome - 1 Oct 2007
Wibowo Tito A, Michal Jennifer J, Jiang Zhihua
Abstract excerpt
The gene corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) is mapped on bovine chromosome 14 (BTA14), where more than 30 fat-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been reported in dairy and beef cattle. The gene product regulates secretion of adrenocorticotrophin hormone, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and multiple hypothalamic functions; therefore, we hypothesized that CRH is a promising candidate gene for...
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