Homozygous and heterozygous GH transgenesis alters fatty acid composition and content in the liver of Amago salmon (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae)

Summary Growth hormone (GH) transgenic Amago (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae), containing the sockeye GH1 gene fused with metallothionein-B promoter from the same species, were generated and the physiological condition through lipid metabolism compared among homozygous (Tg/Tg) and heterozygous GH tran...

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Main Authors: Manabu Sugiyama, Fumio Takenaga, Yoichiro Kitani, Goshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Tetsuji Masaoka, Kazuo Araki, Hiroyuki Nagoya, Tsukasa Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-08-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/10/1035