Major histocompatibility complex locus DRA polymorphism in the endangered Sorraia horse and related breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Luis C ^a   Cothran, E G ^b   Oom, M M ^a   Bailey, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HORSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOTYPE; HORSES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 13844313129     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2004.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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