Identification of the κ-casein and β-lactoglobulin genotypes in Brazilian Bos indicus and Bubalus bubalis populations

Brazilian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-77

  Del Lama, Sílvia Nassif ^a   Zago, Marco Antônio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; CASEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; BUFFALO; COW; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0030010175     PISSN: 01008455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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