miRNA expression data from bulls with high and low intramusclar fat (IMF) content

Intramuscular fat content is a known trait that attributes to meat quality, taste and juiciness. MicroRNAs have been reported to play key role in lipid metabolism, hence in fat deposition. There is little understanding of miRNA regulation of IMF content and identification of these non-coding factors is important for further understanding of pathways involved in intramuscular fat deposition Differentially expressed miRNAs were identified and their gene targets predicted. pairwise comparison of Affymetrix GeneChip microarray (miRNA) expression profiles of Musculus longissimus dorsi samples derived from crossbred bulls with high and low IMF content Type: paired t-test