Microarray analysis of genes differentially expressed in the liver of lean and fat chickens

Excessive accumulation of lipids in the adipose tissue is one of the main problems faced by the broiler industry nowadays. In chicken, lipogenesis occurs essentially in the liver, in which much of the triglycerides that accumulate in avian adipose tissue are synthesized. In order to better understan...

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Main Authors: H.B. Wang, Q.G. Wang, X.Y. Zhang, X.F. Gu, N. Wang, S.B. Wu, H. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109991388