Genotyping of PrP gene in native Turkish sheep breeds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 260-264

  Un, C ^a   Oztabak, K ^b   Ozdemir, N ^a   Akis, I ^b   Mengi, A ^b  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genotype; Native Turkish sheep breeds; PrP gene; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36249016864     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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