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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
Volume 85, Issue 7, Pages 1651-1659Publisher
AMER SOC ANIMAL SCIENCE
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-755
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adipocyte fatty acid binding protein; adipose tissue; heart fatty acid binding protein; skeletal muscle
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Heart fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) has been associated with intramuscular fat content in pigs. In the current study, we showed that expression of H-FABP mRNA in adipose tissue of adult pigs was 8.5% of that in heart and 30% of that in skeletal muscle, and that H-FABP mRNA level was more than 10% of that of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein mRNA in adipose tissue. Levels of H-FABP mRNA reached a maximum in adipose tissue from 7-d neonates, with no further increase in the adult. Also, H-FABP mRNA was induced during adipogenic differentiation of stromal-vascular cells derived from adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. In conclusion, H-FABP may play a role in adipose tissue development and function in the pig.
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