Research Article
Molecular Characterization of the Ghrelin and Ghrelin Receptor Genes and Effects on Fat Deposition in Chicken and Duck
Table 1
Chicken and duck samples used in this study.
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XH = Xinghua chicken, WRR = White Recessive Rock, TS = Taihe Silkies, LH = Leghorn, XH&WRR = an F2 population crossed by XH and WRR, LY = Lingnan Yellow, HY = Huiyang Beard, SW = Sanshui White duck, PK = Peking duck, PT = Partridge duck, and LK = Lake duck. The 18 tissues used were pituitary, cerebrum, lung, abdominal fat, liver, testis, proventriculus, ovary, subcutaneous fat, spleen, kidney, oviduct, leg muscle, uropygial gland, hypothalamus, glandularis, small intestine, cerebellum, heart and breast muscle. |