Achondroplastic dog breeds have no mutations in the transmembrane domain of the FGFR-3 gene

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 243-245

  Martínez, Simon ^b   Valdés, Jesus ^b   Alonso, Rogelio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0034302346     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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