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Sequence and single-base polymorphisms of the bovine alpha-lactalbumin 5'-flanking region.
Gene - 30 Apr 1993
Bleck G T, Bremel R D
Abstract excerpt
The alpha-lactalbumin (alpha LA)-encoding gene is a potential quantitative trait locus in dairy animals. In cattle, the production of alpha LA is tightly coupled to the onset of lactation and it serves as a regulatory subunit of the enzyme responsible for lactose synthesis. Lactose is the major osmole controlling water movement in the mammary gland. To better understand the control of bovine alpha LA expression,...
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