A complement factor B-like cDNA clone from the zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio)

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 511-520

  Seeger, Angela ^a   Mayer, Werner E ^a,b   Klein, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement component C2; Complement system; Evolution; MHC; Teleost; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DANIO RERIO; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030130850     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(96)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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