The 'Minimal Essential MHC' revisited: Both peptide-binding and cell surface expression level of MHC molecules are polymorphisms selected by pathogens in chickens

Hereditas

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Kaufman, Jim ^a   Salomonsen, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ARTICLE; AVIAN LYMPHOMATOSIS HERPETOVIRUS; CHICKEN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; VIRUS INFECTION;

AVES; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; GALLUS GALLUS; HERPETOVIRUS; MAMMALIA; MARDIVIRUS;

EID: 0030781241     PISSN: 00180661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.t01-1-00067.x     Document Type: Article

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