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Gene structure and expression of leptin in Chinese perch.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Dec 2013
He Shan, Liang Xu-Fang, Li Ling, Huang Wei, Shen Dan, Tao Ya-Xiong
Abstract excerpt
Leptin is an important hormone involved in regulation of food intake, energy expenditure and reproduction in mammals, but its role in acanthomorph fishes remains scant. In the present study, we characterized leptin gene structure and its tissue expression in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi). In contrast to typical leptin gene organization of 3 exons and 2 introns in other vertebrates, Chinese perch leptin gene...
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