Two Japanese Quail Lines Selected for High and Low Antibody Response were Homozygous at Major Histocompatibility Complex

In the present study, Southern hybridization analysis was used to investigate whether segregated major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes were selected in two partly inbred Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) lines, the H and L lines, which were selected for high (H) and low (L) antibody response...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takumi Koyama, Katsuhiro Miura, Syoushi Inooka, Shinji Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2005-08-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/42/3/42_3_272/_pdf/-char/en