Development and use of a polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic test for the causal mutation of progressive retinal atrophy in Cardigan Welsh Corgis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 844-846

  Petersen Jones, Simon M ^a   Zhu, Feng X ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Enzon Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BREEDING; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034222880     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.844     Document Type: Article

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