Mhc-DRB genes of the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina): Implications for the evolution of human DRB genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 563-578

  Zhu, Zhifang ^a   Vincek, Vladimir ^b   Figueroa, Felipe ^a   Schönbach, Christian ^a   Klein, Jan ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient polymorphisms; B lymphocytes; Evolution; Macaca nemestrina; Mhc

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMINOIDEA; MACACA NEMESTRINA;

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; MONKEY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA PROBES; EVOLUTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HOMINIDAE; HUMAN; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025910407     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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