The koala immunological toolkit: Sequence identification and comparison of key markers of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) immune response

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 195-199

  Morris, Katrina ^a   Prentis, Peter J ^b   O'meally, Denis ^a   Pavasovic, Ana ^b   Brown, Alyce Taylor ^b   Timms, Peter ^b,c   Belov, Katherine ^a   Polkinghorne, Adam ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MARSUPIAL; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 84902958997     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO13105     Document Type: Article

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