We describe for the first time a 245 bp fragment of the porcine leptin gene promoter in the
proximity of the transcription start site. Altogether, 720 pigs were screened with the PCR …

Fatness in pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for production of
lean pork and because increasing fatness increases the feed costs of production. Leptin, a …

An experimental cattle population was screened for polymorphisms in the leptin gene and
five SNPs were found in the regions containing the coding sequences. The association of …

Leptin is a hormone expressed mainly in white adipose tissue. It acts on satiety centers in
the hypothalamus, and by binding to particular receptor OB-Rb, plays a crucial role in …

Summary A C3469T mutation at exon 3 of the pig leptin (Lep) gene has been genotyped in
diverse pig breeds yielding controversial results with regard to its association with growth …

Leptin is a 16-kDa-hormone product of the obese gene synthesized and expressed
predominantly by adipose tissues, which has been shown to play major roles in the …

Four polymorphisms in the swine leptin (LEP) gene were characterized and evaluated for
association with economically important production traits in Yorkshire, Landrace and Duroc …

The leptin receptor (LEPR) gene consists of 20 exons divided over 1.75 Mb. Parts of bovine
LEPR exon 4 (79 bp), exon 11 (95 bp) and exon 20 (513 bp) of 20 cows (Holstein‐Friesian) …

Leptin signalling plays a fundamental role in growth, fatness and body composition. The aim
of this study was to investigate the porcine LEP gene sequence in an I berian× L andrace …

Leptin (LEP), the product of the leptin gene, is a 16-kDa protein synthesised by adipose
tissue and is involved in regulation of feed intake, energy balance, fertility, and immune …