Lower Expression of SLC27A1 Enhances Intramuscular Fat Deposition in Chicken via Down-Regulated Fatty Acid Oxidation Mediated by CPT1A

Intramuscular fat (IMF) is recognized as the predominant factor affecting meat quality due to its positive correlation with tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. Chicken IMF deposition depends on the balance among lipid synthesis, transport, uptake, and subsequent metabolism, involving a lot of genes a...

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Main Authors: Fengfang Qiu, Liang Xie, Jing-e Ma, Wen Luo, Li Zhang, Zhe Chao, Shaohao Chen, Qinghua Nie, Zhemin Lin, Xiquan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00449/full