Pathologic findings and association of Mycobacterium bovis infection with the bovine NRAMP1 gene in cattle from herds with naturally occurring tuberculosis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1140-1144

  Barthel, Robert ^a   Piedrahita, Jorge A ^a   McMurray, David N ^b   Payeur, Janet ^c   Baca, Daniel ^d   Suárez Güemes, Francisco ^e   Perumaalla, Veera S ^a   Ficht, Thomas A ^a   Templeton, Joe W ^a   Adams, L Garry ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^d Texas Health and Human Services Commission   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; NATURAL RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INNATE IMMUNITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CATTLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0034277211     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1140     Document Type: Article

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