Cloning and characterization of the bovine EGR4 gene and evaluation as candidate gene for bovine spinal dysmyelination

Animal Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-131

  Nissen, Peter H ^a,b,c   Thomsen, B ^a   Offenberg, H ^b   Thomsen, P D ^b   Bendixen, C ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bovine spinal dysmyelination gene; Candidate gene; Cattle; EGR4; Spinal dysmyelination

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HYBRID CELLS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037385518     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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