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Association analysis between variants in bovine NPY gene and growth traits in Nanyang cattle (Bos tarus).
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Jan 2011
Zhang Li, Zhang Ai-Ling, Zhang Liang-Zhi, Zhang Qin, Zhang Chun-Lei, Lan Xian-Yong, Chen Hong
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is one of the most potent orexigenic factors that is implicated in the control of feeding behavior and energy homeostasis. Four Chinese indigenous cattle breeds (n=338) were used to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding regions with their intron-exon bou...
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