Inference of structure and function of fish Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules from expressed genes

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-318

  Stet, René J M ^a   Dixon, Brian ^a   Van Erp, Saskia H M ^a   Van Lierop, Marie José C ^a   Rodrigues, Pedro N S ^a   Egberts, Egbert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fish; MHC; Proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030143983     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1996.0031     Document Type: Article

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