Structural and functional characterisation of the ovine interferon gamma (IFNG) gene: Its role in nematode resistance in Rasa Aragonesa ewes

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 100-108

  Dervishi, E ^a   Uriarte, J ^a   Valderrabano J ^a   Calvo, J H ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expression; Haemonchus contortus; IFNG; Polymorphism; Sheep

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EWE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HAPLOTYPE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 79953309854     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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