Sexing of Carcass Remains of the Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Using PCR Amplification of the Sry Gene

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 713-716

  Takahashi, Manami ^a   Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Uno, Hiroyuki ^b   Yokoyama, Mayumi ^c   Suzuki, Masatsugu ^a   Yoshida, Michihiro C ^a   Ohtaishi, Noriyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c Hoshino Wildlife Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fawn death; PCR; Sexing; Sika deer (Cervus nippon); Sry gene

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; MAMMALIA;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; SRY PROTEIN, HUMAN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEER; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SHEEP; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEER; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; SHEEP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032087736     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.713     Document Type: Article

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