Foetal development of melanocyte populations in Merino wool-bearing skin

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-123

  Fleet, M R ^a   Forrest, J W ^b,c   Walker, S K ^a   Rogers, G E ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Forrest Estate Winery Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Foetal development; Melanocytes; Wool pigmentation

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MERINO SHEEP; PIGMENT;

EID: 13944277680     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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