Novel polymorphisms in ovine immune response genes and their association with abortion

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 535-543

  Darlay, R J ^a   McCarthy, A J ^a   Illot, N E ^a   Smith, J E ^b   Shaw, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abortion; immune response gene; interferon; interleukin; polymorphism; sheep; tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80052700969     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02180.x     Document Type: Review

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