Variation in the Promoter Region of the MC4R Gene Elucidates the Association of Body Measurement Traits in Hu Sheep

The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene is expressed in the appetite-regulating areas of the brain and is engaged in the leptin signaling pathway. Although previous studies have identified variants in the coding region of the sheep MC4R gene showing significant associations with birth weight, weanin...

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Autores principales: Shishay, Girmay, Liu, Guiqiong, Jiang, Xunping, Yu, Yun, Teketay, Wassie, Du, Dandan, Jing, Huang, Liu, Chenghui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30634446
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020240

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30634446
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020240

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