title: Investigation of the retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) gene as a candidate gene for increased litter size in pigs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rothschild
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Messer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wales
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Southwood
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plastow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001947:Breeding; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D008098:Litter Size / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011247:Pregnancy; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005819:Genetic Markers; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA