Isolation and expression of the interleukin-2 gene from the killer whale, Orcinus orca

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 531-543

  Ness, Traci L ^a   Bradley, W Guy ^b   Reynolds III, John E ^b   Roess, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interleukin 2 (IL 2); Killer whale; Orcinus orca

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCING; INTERLEUKIN 2; WHALE;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0031831151     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00740.x     Document Type: Article

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