Circulating leptin and its muscle gene expression in Nellore cattle with divergent feed efficiency

Circulating leptin and its muscle gene expression in Nellore cattle with divergent feed efficiency

Abstract Background Leptin has a strong relation to important traits in animal production, such as carcass composition, feed intake, and reproduction. It is mainly produced by adipose cells and acts predominantly in the hypothalamus. In this study, circulating leptin and its gene expression in muscl...

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Main Authors: Lúcio Flávio Macedo Mota, Cristina Moreira Bonafé, Pâmela Almeida Alexandre, Miguel Henrique Santana, Francisco José Novais, Erika Toriyama, Aldrin Vieira Pires, Saulo da Luz Silva, Paulo Roberto Leme, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Heidge Fukumasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Beef cattle
Energy homeostasis
Fat depositon
Residual feed intake
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0203-3

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