Polymorphism in the MSHR gene of different cattle breeds

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 45, Issue 10-11, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Graphodatskaya, D ^a   Joerg, H ^a   Stranzinger, G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cattle; MSHR; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347607275     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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