Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 12 , Pages 4477-4483 , December 2008

Characterization of Human Mucin (MUC15) and Identification of Ovine and Caprine Orthologs

Received 26 March 2008 ,Accepted 29 July 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)70913-5

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1204

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 12 , Pages 4477-4483 , December 2008

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