Identification of a new leucine haplotype (ALQ) at codon 154 in the ovine prion protein gene in Spanish sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-265

  Alvarez, L ^a   Arranz, J J ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Prion protein gene; Scrapie susceptibility; Sheep; Single nucleotide polymorphism detection

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748561283     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.842259x     Document Type: Article

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