Polymorphisms at the PRNP gene influence susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in two species of deer (Odocoileus Spp.) in Western Canada

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1025-1029

  Wilson, Gregory A ^a   Nakada, Stephanie M ^a   Bollinger, Trent K ^b   Pybus, Margo J ^c   Merrill, Evelyn H ^a   Coltman, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE TAILED DEER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DEER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRION;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

ALBERTA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIONS; SASKATCHEWAN; WASTING DISEASE, CHRONIC;

EID: 69849088741     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903084264     Document Type: Article

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