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A novel polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor encoding gene (OXTR) affects milk fatty acid composition in Italian Mediterranean river buffalo.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 May 2017
Cosenza Gianfranco, Macciotta Nicolò P P, Nudda Anna, Coletta Angelo, Ramunno Luigi, Pauciullo Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
The oxytocin receptor, also known as OXTR, is a protein which functions as receptor for the hormone and neurotransmitter oxytocin and the complex oxytocin-oxytocin receptor plays an important role in the uterus during calving. A characterisation of the river buffalo OXTR gene, amino acid sequences and phylogenetic analysis is presented. The DNA regions of the OXTR gene spanning exons 1, 2 and 3 of ten...
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