Identification and characterization of the donkey CSN1S2 I and II CDNAS

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-211

  Cosenza, Gianfranco ^a   Pauciullo, Alfredo ^a   Annunziata, Anna Lidia ^a   Rando, Andrea ^b   Chianese, Lina ^a   Marletta, Donata ^c   Iannolino, Gabriella ^d   Nicodemo, Davide ^a   Berardino, Dino Di ^a   Ramunno, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d Istituto Sperimentale Zootecnico per la Sicilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

cDNA; CSN1S2 I; CSN1S2 II; Donkey; s2 casein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928795176     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: 1828051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e40     Document Type: Article

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