Polymorphisms of melatonin receptor genes and their associations with egg production traits in Shaoxing duck

Objective In birds, three types of melatonin receptors (MTNR1A, MTNR1B, and MTNR1C) have been cloned. Previous researches have showed that three melatonin receptors played an essential role in reproduction and ovarian physiology. However, the association of polymorphisms of the three receptors with...

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Main Authors: Peishi Feng, Wanqiu Zhao, Qiang Xie, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu, Lin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-10-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-10-1535.pdf