Comparative sequence analysis of the human T cell receptor TCRA and TCRB CDR3 regions

Human Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 32-38

  Moss, Paul A H ^a   Bell, John I ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030175978     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0198-8859(96)00084-5     Document Type: Article

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