Phillip W Huff

TL;DR: The rapid changes in TAG content were closely associated with the changes in the activity of TAG-metabolizing enzymes and expression of BnDGAT1, suggesting some control of expression at the post-transcriptional level.

TL;DR: Plasma leptin concentrations increased relative to the lipid content in the 24 steers based on the significant positive correlation observed between plasma leptin and total lipids (% wet weight) from both pars costalis diaphragmatis and longissimus.

TL;DR: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ(PPARγ) regulates adipogenesis and lipid metabolism-related gene transcripts in Holstein and Charolais cattle and in both breeds, MU PPARγ had the lowest expressed mRNA level.

TL;DR: R reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that bovine intramuscular adipose tissue contains the three splice forms of pref-1, a transmembrane protein that is part of the family of epidermal growth factor-like repeat-containing proteins that are involved in cell fate determination.

TL;DR: The results suggested that dehydration was an effective method of storage for bovine muscle samples destined for estimation of the microsomal diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity.