Skeletal muscle expression analysis of fat metabolism genes in pig

Fat content and backfat thickness are important polygenic parameters influencing meat quality and carcass traits in pigs. Up to now, there is a lack of knowledge on the expression level of the genes encoding for enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism in porcine skeletal muscle. In the present stu...

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Main Authors: Roberta Davoli, Luca Buttazzoni, Silvia Braglia, Marco Comella, Paolo Zambonelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/359