Divergent ghrelin expression patterns in sheep genetically resistant or susceptible to gastrointestinal nematodes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 194-202

  Ingham, Aaron ^a   Menzies, Moira ^a   Hunt, Peter ^a   Reverter, Antonio ^a   Windon, Ross ^a   Andronicos, Nicholas ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Ghrelin; Nematode; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAEMONCHUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GHRELIN; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 80052530380     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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