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Effects of the thyroid hormone responsive spot 14alpha gene on chicken growth and fat traits.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2010
d'André Hirwa C, Yan W, Wallace P, Nie Q, Luo C, Li H, Shen X, Sun L, Tang J, Li W, Zhu X, Yang G, Zhang X
Abstract excerpt
The thyroid hormone responsive spot 14alpha (THRSPalpha) gene plays important roles in chicken growth and fat deposition. The aim of this study was to identify new variations in the gene to determine their effects on growth and fat traits in chicken and to observe the effects of the THRSPalpha gene on chicken lipid profile and lipoprotein and glucose and triiodothyronine effects on the THRSPalpha expression in...
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