Polymorphism at the ovine major histocompatibility complex class II loci

Animal Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 305-312

  Escayg, A P ^a   Hickford, J G H ^a   Montgomery, G W ^b   Dodds, K G ^c   Bullock, D W ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MhcOvar; Ovar DQA1; Ovar DQA2; Ovar DQB; Ovar DRA; Ovar DRB; polymorphi sm

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030267844     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1996.tb00974.x     Document Type: Article

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