Indels within the bovine visfatin gene affect its mRNA expression in longissimus muscle and subcutaneous fat

Visfatin, an adipokine hormone produced primarily by visceral adipose tissue in mammals, has been identified as having a crucial role in growth and development of skeletal muscle and lipids. In this research, the effects of two indel loci (35 bp indel: AC_000161.1: g. 20540–20541 Ins ACTGG...

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Main Authors: H. Cai, Z. Wang, X. Lan, Y. Xu, H. Chen, C. Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Archives Animal Breeding
Online Access:http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/59/91/2016/aab-59-91-2016.pdf