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Expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, cytochrome P450-c17, and sulfotransferase 2B1 proteins in liver and testis of pigs of two breeds: Relationship with adipose tissue androstenone concentration (2007)
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Moe, M., Moe, E., Grindflek, E., & Doran (nee Udovikova), O. (2007). Expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, cytochrome P450-c17, and sulfotransferase 2B1 proteins in liver and testis of pigs of two breeds: Relationship with adipose tissue androstenone concentration. Journal of Animal Science, 85(11), 2924-2931. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2007-0283

An excessive accumulation of androstenone in pig adipose tissue is a major contributor to the phenomenon of boar taint. Androstenone deposition is dependent on the rate of androstenone biosynthesis in testis and androstenone degradation in liver. The... Read More about Expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, cytochrome P450-c17, and sulfotransferase 2B1 proteins in liver and testis of pigs of two breeds: Relationship with adipose tissue androstenone concentration.

Relationship between carcass weight, adipose tissue androstenone level and expression of the hepatic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in entire commercial pigs (2007)
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Nicolau-Solano, S. I., Wittington, F. M., Wood, J. D., & Doran (nee Udovikova), O. (2007). Relationship between carcass weight, adipose tissue androstenone level and expression of the hepatic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in entire commercial pigs. animal, 1(7), 1053-1059. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731107000274

Boar taint is a major meat-quality defect in pigs and is due to excessive accumulation of skatole and androstenone in adipose tissue. The present work investigated the relationship between carcass weight, levels of skatole and androstenone in adipose... Read More about Relationship between carcass weight, adipose tissue androstenone level and expression of the hepatic 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in entire commercial pigs.

Breed-associated variations in the sequence of the pig 3β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene (2007)
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Cue, R. A., Nicolau-Solano, S., McGivan, J. D., Wood, J. D., & Doran, O. (2007). Breed-associated variations in the sequence of the pig 3β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene. Journal of Animal Science, 85(3), 571-576. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2006-366

The entire sequence of the pig 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) gene has recently become known. This gene is deemed to be important in androstenone metabolism in pig liver, and its defective expression has been shown to be related to androste... Read More about Breed-associated variations in the sequence of the pig 3β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene.