Genotypic profile of Pantanal creole sheep regarding susceptibility or resistance to scrapie

Abstract: The objective of this work was to determine the genotypic profile specific to scrapie in codons 136, 154, and 171 of the PRNP gene of the Pantanal creole sheep. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples collected from 66 sheep, and the regions of interest on the DNA strand were amplifie...

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Main Authors: Aline Najara Domingos Gonçalves, Cleber Oliveira Soares, Simone Camargo Sanches, Fernando Alvarenga Reis, Grácia Maria Soares Rosinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2016-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pab/v51n5/1678-3921-pab-51-05-00684.pdf