Chicken functional genomics: An overview

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 749-756

  Moore, R J ^a   Doran, T J ^a   Wise, T G ^a   Riddell, S ^a   Granger, K ^a   Crowley, T M ^a   Jenkins, K A ^a   Karpala, A J ^a   Bean, A G D ^a   Lowenthal, J W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunogenomics; MicroRNA; RNA interference; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

GENOMICS; POULTRY; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33645061309     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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