Blood type A and B frequencies in Turkish Van and Angora cats in Turkey

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 303-306

  Arikan, S ^a   Duru, S Y ^a,b   Gurkan, M ^a   Agaoglu, Z T ^a,c   Giger, U ^a,d  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CAT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANIMALS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

EID: 0141975294     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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