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Investigation on association and expression of ESR2 as a candidate gene for boar sperm quality and fertility.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Oct 2012
Gunawan A, Cinar M U, Uddin M J, Kaewmala K, Tesfaye D, Phatsara C, Tholen E, Looft C, Schellander K
Abstract excerpt
ESR2 is involved in oestrogen-related apoptosis in cell cycle spermatogenesis but their effects have not yet confirmed in pig. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate the association of ESR2 polymorphism with sperm quality and boar fertility traits and to analyse the ESR2 mRNA and protein expressions in boar reproductive tissues. DNA samples from 203 Pietrain (PI) and 100 Pietrain × Hampshire (PIHA) pigs...
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