Karima M. Sewify

Genotyping and Nucleotide Sequences of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone and Its Receptor Genes in Egyptian Buffalo

Othman E. Othman, Mohamed F. Abdel-Samad, Nadia A. Abo El-Maaty & Karima M. Sewify · Biotechnology Journal International · 2014

Genotyping and Nucleotide Sequences of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone and Its Receptor Genes in Egyptian Buffalo Aim: The hypothalamic hormone, growth hormone-releasing hormone, is the principal stimulator of pituitary growth hormone (GH) synthesis and secretion. GHRH and its r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2015/11619

Genetic Characterization of Insulin Growth Factor-1 and Its Receptor Genes in Egyptian Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis L.)

Othman E. Othman, Mohamed F. Abdel-Samad, Nadia A. Abo El Maaty & Karima M. Sewify · Biotechnology Journal International · 2013

Aim: The somatotropic axis (SA) comprises genes associated with economically important quantitative traits in livestock like mammary and muscle growth as well as carcass traits. Insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its receptor (IGF-1R) are two important genes belonging to the SA....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2013/4869