The red deer (Cervus elaphus) contains two expressed major histocompatibility complex class II DQB genes

Animal Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-51

  Swarbrick, P A ^a   Crawford, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DQB; MHC; polymorphism; red deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031079812     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1997.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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