Cytogenetic localization of the growth and reproduction complex (Grc) in the rat and in the mouse and its position in relation to RT1.EC and other loci in the rat MHC

Hereditas

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-109

  Helou, Khalil ^a   Yan, Qiu ^a   Yuan, Xiu Juan ^b   Kunz, Heinz W ^b   Levan, Göran ^a   Gill III, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20; COSMID; CYTOGENETICS; GENE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GROWTH; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032842574     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1999.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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