Evaluation of the cardiac actin gene in Doberman Pinschers with dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-36

  Meurs, Kathryn M ^a   Magnon, Alex L ^a   Spier, Alan W ^a   Miller, Mathew W ^b   Lehmkuhl, Linda B ^a   Towbin, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ACTIN; DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EXON; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DNA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035220121     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.33     Document Type: Review

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