Identification of microRNAs in wool follicles during anagen, catagen, and telogen phases in Tibetan sheep.

BACKGROUND:Wool quality is one of the most important economic traits in sheep. The wool fiber is derived from specialized skin cells that are referred to as wool follicles. To understand the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in wool fiber growth, we detected the expression patterns of miRNAs in wool folli...

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Main Authors: Guangbin Liu, Ruize Liu, Qinqun Li, Xiaohui Tang, Mei Yu, Xinyun Li, Jianhua Cao, Shuhong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804049?pdf=render