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Diversity of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in cattle breeds from tropical and subtropical regions of Argentina.
Tropical animal health and production - 24 Dec 2021
Valenzano Magalí Nicole, Caffaro María Eugenia, Lia Veronica Viviana, Poli Mario, Wilkowsky Silvina Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukocyte antigens (BoLA) have been widely studied because of their primary function in the recognition of pathogens by the immune system. To date, however, the characterization of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in Latin American Zebu and mixed zebuine breeds is scarce. By a sequence-based typing method, here we sequenced exon 2 of BoLA class II DRB3 gene in 264 animals from the five most commonly used breeds in...
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