Mapping genes for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Behnke, Jerzy M ^a   Lowe, Anna ^a   Menge, David ^b   Iraqi, Fuad ^b   Wakelin, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal nematodes; Genes; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Immunity; MHC; Mice; QTLs; Quantitative traits; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; HOST RESISTANCE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MOUSE; PEST RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPING; RESISTANCE GENE;

EID: 0034051474     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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