Gene expression profiles in liver of pigs with extreme high and low levels of androstenone

BACKGROUND: Boar taint is the unpleasant odour and flavour of the meat of uncastrated male pigs that is primarily caused by high levels of androstenone and skatole in adipose tissue. Androstenone is a steroid and its levels are mainly genetically determined. Studies on androstenone metabolism have,...

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Autores principales: Moe, Maren, Lien, Sigbjørn, Bendixen, Christian, Hedegaard, Jakob, Hornshøj, Henrik, Berget, Ingunn, Meuwissen, Theo HE, Grindflek, Eli
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2535776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18684314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-4-29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2535776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18684314
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-4-29

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