CTX, a new lymphocyte receptor in Xenopus, and the early evolution of Ig domains

Research in Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 218-226

  Du Pasquier, L ^a   Chretien I ^a  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

EVOLUTION; INTRON; LIGAND BINDING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; THYMOCYTE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0029959186     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2494(96)87224-5     Document Type: Article

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