Identification of novel nucleotide sequence variations in an extended region of the bovine leptin gene (<i>LEP</i>) across a variety of cattle breeds from New Zealand and Nigeria
<p>Leptin is mainly secreted by white adipose tissue in animals. Leptin acts by stimulating or inhibiting the release of a neurotransmitter, which eventually results in a decrease in food/feed intake and an increase in energy expenditure. In this investigation, the polymerase chain reaction (P...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
| Online Access: | https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/63/241/2020/aab-63-241-2020.pdf |