Molecular Characterization and Expression Profiles of the Ovine <i>LHβ</i> Gene and Its Association with Litter Size in Chinese Indigenous Small-Tailed Han Sheep

The luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide (LH&#946;) is a glycoprotein hormone secreted by basophilic granular cells of the adenohypophysis, and plays an important role in mammalian follicular development. In this study, we cloned and analyzed the cDNA sequence of the ovine <i>LH&#946;&...

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Main Authors: Weimin Wang, Yongfu La, Fadi Li, Shijia Liu, Xiangyu Pan, Chong Li, Xiaoxue Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/3/460