Selection of suitable reference genes for quantitative gene expression studies in milk somatic cells of lactating cows (Bos indicus)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2935-2945

  Varshney, N ^a   Mohanty, A K ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Kaushik, J K ^a   Dang, A K ^a   Mukesh, M ^b   Mishra, B P ^b   Kataria, R ^b   Kimothi, S P ^a   Mukhopadhyay, T K ^c   Malakar, D ^a   Prakash, B S ^a   Grover, S ^a   Batish, V K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^c PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cow; Housekeeping gene; Internal control; Milk somatic cell

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; LACTATION; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 84862083280     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4442     Document Type: Article

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