Detection of polymorphisms in the tumour necrosis factor alpha candidate gene in sheep

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-158

  Alvarez Busto, J ^a   Ruiz Nunez A ^a   Mazon L I ^a   Jugo, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; GOATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3943090420     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2370.2004.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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