Conservation of the RD-BF-C2 organization in the pig MHC class-III region: Mapping and cloning of the pig RD gene

Animal Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-42

  Peelman, L J ^a   Mattheeuws, M ^a   Van Zeveren, A ^a   Van De Weghe, A ^a   Bouquet, Y ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BF genes; C2 genes; MHC; Pig; RD genes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SWINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPLEMENT C2; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SWINE;

EID: 0030087895     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1996.tb01174.x     Document Type: Article

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