Molecular cloning, genomic structure, polymorphism and expression analysis of major histocompatibility complex class II B gene of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 372-375, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-157

  Zhou, Fenna ^a,b   Dong, Zhongdian ^a   Fu, Yong ^a   Li, Tongming ^a   Zeng, Yongqing ^a   Ji, Xiangshan ^a   Chen, Weiyun ^a   Zhang, Jiao ^a   Wang, Hui ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Animal Husbandry Station of Luoyang City   (China)

Author keywords

CDNA; Expression; Genomic structure; MHC; Nile tilapia; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SALMONID; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84870234530     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.10.032     Document Type: Article

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