Prion-like Doppel gene polymorphisms and scrapie susceptibility in portuguese sheep breeds

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-314

  Mesquita, P ^a   Batista, M ^b   Marques, M R ^a   Santos, I C ^c   Pimenta, J ^a,b   Silva Pereira, M ^a   Carolino, I ^a   Santos Silva, F ^a   Oliveira Sousa, M C ^a   Gama, L T ^a   Fontes, C M ^b   Horta, A E M ^a   Prates, J A M ^b   Pereira, R M ^a  

^a L INIA   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c Faculdade de Engenharia de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Prion like protein Doppel gene; Scrapie; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; PRION; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952054169     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01992.x     Document Type: Article

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