Genetic polymorphism in Dirofilaria immitis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-373

  Bourguinat, Catherine ^a   Keller, Kathy ^a   Prichard, Roger K ^a   Geary, Timothy G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Genetic variability; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; BETA TUBULIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRUCTURAL BIOINFORMATICS;

ANIMALS; CHAPERONIN 60; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; TUBULIN; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 79952827852     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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