The dynamic influence of genetic variation on the susceptibility of sheep to gastrointestinal nematode infection

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 767-776

  Stear, Michael J ^a   Fitton, Lesley ^a   Innocent, Giles T ^a   Murphy, Lisa ^a   Rennie, Kerry ^a   Matthews, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Immunology; Ovis aries; Parasitology; Teladorsagia circumcincta; Variance analysis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 34948849096     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1104     Document Type: Review

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