Cloning and molecular characterization of a yak α-lactalbumin cDNA from mammary tissue

Livestock Science

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Bai, W L ^a,b   Yin, R H ^a   Zheng, Y C ^c   Ma, Z J ^d   Zhong, J C ^c   Yin, R L ^b   Dou, Q L ^d   Zhang, S C ^a   Luo, G B ^a   Zhao, Z H ^b  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^d QINGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lactalbumin; cDNA; Cloning; Yak

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 77649270869     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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