Analyses of histological and transcriptome differences in the skin of short-hair and long-hair rabbits

Abstract Background Hair fibre length is an important economic trait of rabbits in fur production. However, molecular mechanisms regulating rabbit hair growth have remained elusive. Results Here we aimed to characterise the skin traits and gene expression profiles of short-hair and long-hair rabbits...

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Main Authors: Haisheng Ding, Huiling Zhao, Guanglong Cheng, Yongxin Yang, Xiaofei Wang, Xiaowei Zhao, Yunxia Qi, Dongwei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5503-x