Heartworm genomics: Unprecedented opportunities for fundamental molecular insights and new intervention strategies

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 193-199

  Gasser, Robin B ^a   Cantacessi, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canine heartworm disease (CHWD); Dirofilaria immitis; Drug resistance; Genetics; Genomics; Heartworm; Molecular biology; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 83055178620     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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