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Investigation of Lpin1 as a candidate gene for fat deposition in pigs.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2009
He X P, Xu X W, Zhao S H, Fan B, Yu M, Zhu M J, Li C C, Peng Z Z, Liu B
Abstract excerpt
Lpin1 deficiency prevents normal adipose tissue development and remarkably reduces adipose tissue mass, while overexpression of the Lpin1 gene in either skeletal muscle or adipose tissue promotes adiposity in mice. However, little is known about the porcine Lpin1 gene. In the present study, a 5,5...
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