Associations between variants of FADS genes and omega-3 and omega-6 milk fatty acids of Canadian Holstein cows

BACKGROUND: Fatty acid desaturase 1 (FADS1) and 2 (FADS2) genes code respectively for the enzymes delta-5 and delta-6 desaturases which are rate limiting enzymes in the synthesis of polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (FAs). Omega-3 and-6 FAs as well as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) are...

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Autores principales: Ibeagha-Awemu, Eveline M, Akwanji, Kingsley A, Beaudoin, Frédéric, Zhao, Xin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24533445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-15-25

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