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| Zhang,Tianxiang; Peng,Dong; Qi,Lei; Li,Weixuan; Fan,Mengyuan; Shen,Jiachen; Yang,Liangliang; Wang,Yihua; Wang,Wenxia; Hu,Xiaolong; Cai,Ruibo; Zhou,Ran; Wei,Yuting; Zhou,Juntong; Yang,Shuang; Hu,Defu; Liu,Shuqiang. |
| Abstract Background The muskrat is a seasonal breeder. Males secrete musk to attract females during the breeding season. The testosterone binding to the androgen receptor (AR) in musk glands of muskrat may play an important role conducting the musk secretion process. Methods The musk gland, testis and blood samples of musk rats are collected in both breeding and non-breeding seasons. Some part of the samples are kept in liquid nitrogen for transcriptome analysis and Western blotting test. Some part of the samples are kept in 70% alcohol for histology experiment, blood samples are kept at −20 °C for the serum testosterone measurement experiment. Results This study demonstrates that the quantity of secreted musk, the volume of the musk... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Muskrat; Musk gland; Testis; AR; Seasonal development. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602017000100201 |
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