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Molecular characterization of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in Holstein cows.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Jun 2018
Ali Mayar O, El-Adl Mohamed A, Ibrahim Hussam M M, Elseedy Youssef Y, Rizk Mohamed A, El-Khodery Sabry A
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D plays a vital role in calcium homeostasis, growth, and immunoregulation. Because little is known about the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in cattle, the aim of the present investigation was to present the molecular characterization of exons 5 and 6 of the VDR gene in Holstein cows. DNA extraction, genomic sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, synteny mapping and single nucleotide gene polymorphism analysis...
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