Characterization of β-defensin prepropeptide mRNA from chicken and turkey bone marrow

Animal Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-289

  Brockus, C W ^a   Jackwood, M W ^a   Harmon, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

defensin; Antimicrobial peptides; Chicken heterophil peptide; Gallinacin; Turkey heterophil peptide

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA DEFENSIN; BONE MARROW CELL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BONE MARROW; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DEFENSINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; TURKEYS;

AVES; BOVINAE; CHANDIPURA VIRUS; CHLAMYDIA PHAGE 1; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031694275     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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