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Fine mapping the number of corpora lutea quantitative trait loci on SSC3: analysis of the porcine follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Oct 2011
Sato Shuji, Hayashi Takeshi, Kobayashi Eiji
Abstract excerpt
In females, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) targets a FSH receptor (FSHR) expressed only on granulose cells, inducing maturation of the ovarian follicles. We hypothesized that genetic variants in the FSHR gene influence litter size by affecting the number of corpora lutea. We fine-mapped a region of Sus Scrofa chromosome 3 that contains quantitative trait loci for corpora lutea. Polymorphisms were detected in...
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