A partially deficient and atypical equine transferrin variant, TF N

Animal Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-234

  Niini, T ^a   Stratil, A ^b   Cizova Schroffelova D ^c   Sandberg, K ^d  

^a Genlab Niini   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^c Immunogenetics Laboratory   (Czech Republic)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic variants; Horse; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030864615     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1997.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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