Highly Polymorphic Bovine Leptin Gene – A Review

Authors

  • Anjan Dandapat National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001
  • Dibyendu Chakraborty National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001
  • Dipak Banerjee National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001

Keywords:

Leptin gene, bovine, buffalo

Abstract

Leptin is a 167-amino acid protein produced by the leptin gene. Mal production of leptin may cause severe hereditary obesity in animals. Regulating through a neuro endocrine pathway.it performs an important role in the control of body weight, feed intake, energy expenditure, immune function and reproduction.

Author Biographies

Anjan Dandapat, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001

Ph.D. Scholar, Animal Genetics and Breeding

Dibyendu Chakraborty, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001

Ph.D. Scholar, Animal Genetics and Breeding

Dipak Banerjee, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana), India-132001

Ph.D. Scholar, Animal Physiology

Abdominal hernia in a calf

Published

2010-12-31

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1

Section

Review Articles

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