The domestic cat, Felis catus, as a model of hereditary and infectious disease

Source Book of Models for Biomedical Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 221-232

  Menotti Raymond, Marilyn ^a   O'Brien, Stephen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Felis catus; FIV; Gene therapy; Knockout model; Radiation hybrid map; SARS; Whole genome sequence

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149123085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-285-4_25     Document Type: Chapter

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