Chromosomal regions controlling resistance to gastro-intestinal nematode infections in mice

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 184-191

  Iraqi, Fuad A ^a   Behnke, Jerzy M ^b   Menge, David M ^a,c   Lowe, Anna ^b   Teale, Alan J ^a,d   Gibson, John P ^a   Baker, Leyden R ^a   Wakelin, Derek ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; HETEROSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVESTOCK; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; WORM;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MICE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANIMALIA; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; MURINAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 0037374169     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-002-3049-7     Document Type: Article

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