PCR identification of class I major histocompatibility complex genes transcribed in mouse blastocyst and placenta

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-43

  Landel, Carlisle P ^a,b   Stabley, Deborah L ^a   Bundesen, Liza Q ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; MHC class I; Mouse; Placenta

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, MHC CLASS I; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030965143     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(96)01013-3     Document Type: Article

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