The Igκ 3' enhancer influences the ratio of Igκ versus Igλ B lymphocytes

Immunity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-252

  Gorman, James R ^a,c   Van Der Stoep, Nienke ^a   Monroe, Robert ^a   Cogne, Michel ^a,d   Davidson, Laurie ^a,b   Alt, Frederick W ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION;

EID: 0030222767     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80319-2     Document Type: Article

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