V(D)J recombination: In vitro coding joint formation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 6379-6385

  Weis Garcia, Frances ^a   Besmer, Eva ^a   Sawchuk, Dennis J ^a   Yu, Wong ^a   Hu, Yun ^a   Cassard, Sylvanie ^a   Nussenzweig, Michel C ^a   Cortes, Patricia ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030808573     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.11.6379     Document Type: Article

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