Genotyping for PrP gene polymorphisms in rare Greek breeds of sheep

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 194-195

  Ekateriniadou, L V ^a   Panagiotidis, C H ^b   Terzis, A ^b   Ploumi, K ^a   Triantafyllidis, A ^c   Deligiannidis, P ^c   Triantaphyllidis, C ^c   Sklaviadis, T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 33847305935     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.6.194     Document Type: Article

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