Production of an MHC class II B molecular probe in the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-373

  Jones Dukes, Mary D ^a,b   Locklear, Charles C ^e   Buchholz, Richard ^c   Hecht, Steven J ^d   Findley, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b North Louisiana Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

MHC; Turkey

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MOLECULAR MARKER;

ARTICLE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA PROBE; DOCUMENTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MOLECULAR PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEYS;

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0141799808     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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