Non-stochastic utilization of Ig V region genes in unselected human peripheral B cells

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-560

  Huang, Shu Cai ^a,b   Jiang, Ronghua ^a   Glas, Annuska M ^a   Milner, Eric C B ^a,b  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody repertoire; B lymphocytes; V(H) gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030130977     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(95)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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