Identifying genes for intestinal nematode resistance using transcriptional profiling

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 132, Issue , 2008, Pages 205-212

  Keane, O M ^a,b,d   Dodds, K G ^c   Crawford, A M ^c   McEwan, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d 228 Ryevale Lawns ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

DQA1; Gastrointestinal nematode; MHC II; Microarray; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249096689     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000317161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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