Characterization of the porcine transferrin gene (TF) and its association with disease severity following an experimental actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 424-427

  Danilowicz E ^a,e   Martinez Arias, R ^b   Dolf, G ^a   Singh, M ^b   Probst, I ^c   Tummler B ^c   Holtig D ^d   Waldmann, K H ^d   Gerlach, G F ^d   Stanke, F ^c   Leeb, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; APP; Association; Disease resistance; Pig; TF; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRANSFERRIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTION; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SWINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE SEROVAR 7; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 77954575736     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.02012.x     Document Type: Article

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