Somatostatin gene

Comparative analysis of the river buffalo somatostatin gene

N. B. Stafuzza, Borges, M. M., and Amaral, M. E. J., Comparative analysis of the river buffalo somatostatin gene, vol. 13, pp. 10017-10024, 2014.

The somatostatin protein plays a crucial role in the regulation of multiple biological functions, such as growth, fat deposition, and nutrient absorption in vertebrates. Polymorphisms in the somatostatin gene have been associated with growth traits in livestock species, including cattle and goat. In this study, we conducted complete molecular characterization of the somatostatin gene in Bubalus bubalis (Murrah breed) by sequencing a Murrah BAC clone spanning 72,489 base pairs (bp) in length.

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