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Effects of porcine leptin receptor gene polymorphisms on backfat thickness, fat area ratios by image analysis, and serum leptin concentrations in a Duroc purebred population.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 May 2012
Uemoto Yoshinobu, Kikuchi Takashi, Nakano Hikaru, Sato Shuji, Shibata Tomoya, Kadowaki Hiroshi, Katoh Kazuo, Kobayashi Eiji, Suzuki Keiichi
Abstract excerpt
The leptin receptor (LEPR) gene is considered a candidate gene for fatness traits. It is located on SSC 6 in a region in which quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for backfat thickness (BF), fat area ratios, and serum leptin concentration (LEPC) have previously been detected in a Duroc purebred popula...
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