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Gene expression analysis of mammary tissue during fetal bud formation and growth in two pig breeds--indications of prenatal initiation of postnatal phenotypic differences.
BMC developmental biology - 26 Apr 2012
Chomwisarutkun Kunsuda, Murani Eduard, Ponsuksili Siriluck, Wimmers Klaus
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BACKGROUND: The mammary gland is key to all mammal species; in particular in multiparous species like pigs the number and the shape of functional mammary gland complexes are major determinants of fitness. Accordingly, we aimed to catalog the genes relevant to mammogenesis in pigs. Moreover, we aimed to address the hypothesis that the extent and timing of proliferation, differentiation, and maturation processes...
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