Detection of a quantitative trait locus associated with resistance to Ascaris suum infection in pigs

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-391

  Skallerup, Per ^a   Nejsum, Peter ^a   Jørgensen, Claus B ^a   Göring, Harald H H ^b   Karlskov Mortensen, Peter ^a   Archibald, Alan L ^c   Fredholm, Merete ^a   Thamsborg, Stig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Heritability; Host genetics; Immunity; Pig; Quantitative trait locus; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DETECTION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PIG; POLYMORPHISM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CHROMOSOME 4; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; NEMATODA; SUIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 84859631416     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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