Development of quantitative competitive-reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for detection and quantitation of avian leukosis virus subgroup J

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-196

  Kim, Yongbaek ^a,b   Brown, Tom P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN LEUKOSIS VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; ONCOVIRINAE;

EID: 2442451353     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870401600303     Document Type: Article

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