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Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α gene is associated with chicken skeletal muscle fiber types.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 14 Feb 2014
Shu J T, Xu W J, Zhang M, Song W T, Shan Y J, Song C, Zhu W Q, Zhang X Y, Li H F
Abstract excerpt
The peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a candidate gene for meat quality traits because of its prominent role in muscle fiber type switching and determination. We investigated the effects of the PGC-1α gene on chicken skeletal muscle fiber type switching and on other meat quality traits. Single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected by PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing, and then...
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