Comparison of genetic diversity of leptin gene between wild goat and domestic goat breeds in Iran

• Main Authors: Vazir, Narges Esmaeili Aliabad, Koshkooieh, Ali Esmaeilizadeh, Mehrjerdi, Ahmad Aytolahi, Mohammadabadi, Mohammadreza, Babenko, Olena Ivanivna, Bushtruk, Maryna Vitaliivna, Tkachenko, Serhii Vasyliovych, Stavetska, Ruslana Volodymyrivna, Klopenko, Nataliia Ihorivna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14691/1/48_03_10.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14691/; http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=924&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

Leptin is a polypeptide which is mostly secreted by the white adipose tissue and a little by gastrointestinal tract and placenta, plays an important role for controlling body weight, feed intake, immunity, milk production, and reproduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the exon 2 of th...