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Selection for growth rate and body size have altered the expression profiles of somatotropic axis genes in chickens

The growth hormone / insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH/IGF-1) pathway of the somatotropic axis is the major controller for growth rate and body size in vertebrates, but the effect of selection on the expression of GH/IGF-1 somatotropic axis genes and their association with body size and growth perfor...

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Autores principales: Jia, Junjing, Ahmed, Irfan, Liu, Lixian, Liu, Yong, Xu, Zhiqiang, Duan, Xiaohua, Li, Qihua, Dou, Tengfei, Gu, Dahai, Rong, Hua, Wang, Kun, Li, Zhengtian, Talpur, Mir Zulqarnain, Huang, Ying, Wang, Shanrong, Yan, Shixiong, Tong, Huiquan, Zhao, Sumei, Zhao, Guiping, te Pas, Marinus F. W., Su, Zhengchang, Ge, Changrong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29630644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195378