Evaluation of haematological, biochemical and histopathological parameters of transgenic rabbits

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 527-531

  Jurcik, R ^a   Suvegova, K ^a   Hanusova, E ^a   Massanyi, P ^b   Ryban, L ^c   Chrenek, P ^a,d  

^a SLOVAK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Slovakia)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Constantine the Philosopher University ^*  (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 35348911867     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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