Cervine (Cervus elaphus) cytokine mRNA quantification by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-233

  Harrington, Noel P ^a,b   Surujballi, Om P ^a   Prescott, John F ^b  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Cervus elaphus; Cytokine; Elk; Gene expression; Mycobacterium bovis; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 33748278189     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.219     Document Type: Article

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