Evaluation of canine heat-shock transcription factor 4 as a candidate for primary cataracts in English Cocker Spaniels and wire-haired Kromfohrlanders

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 242-245

  Engelhardt, A ^a   Wohlke A ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Cataract; Dog; Heat shock transcription factor 4; Linkage

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547167535     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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