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[Novel 35-bp insertion in visfatin gene in Chinese cattle].
Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Wang M, Yu H, Chen H, Lan X Y, Zhang L Z, Zhao M, Lai X S, Wang X L, Wang K Y, Lei C Z, Wang J Q
Abstract excerpt
Visfatin is a protein that is preferentially produced in visceral adipose tissue. Both its tissue expression and secreted plasma levels increase in parallel with obesity. Therefore, the present study is focused on detecting insertion in bovine visfatin gene and analyzing its effect on growth traits in four Chinese cattle breeds (Nangyang, Qinchuan, Jiaxian, and Chinese Holstein) using PCR-SSCP, DNA sequencing and...
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