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Characterization of polymorphism in the FSH receptor gene and its impact on some reproductive indices in dairy cows.
Animal reproduction science - 1 Jan 2018
Sharifiyazdi Hassan, Mirzaei Abdolah, Ghanaatian Zahra
Abstract excerpt
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is released from the anterior pituitary gland and has an important role in female fertility. As FSH is a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone which cannot pass through the cell membrane, its influence on target cells must be mediated by the FSH receptor (FSHR). Accordingly, any kind of mutation in FSHR can affect reproduction in dairy cows. In this study, the polymerase chain...
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