Avian IFN-γ genes: Sequence analysis suggests probable cross-species reactivity among galliforms

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 711-719

  Kaiser, Pete ^a   Sonnemans, Denny ^a   Smith, Lee M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CROSS REACTION; DNA PROBE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0031692655     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.1998.18.711     Document Type: Article

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