Human Cord Blood κ Repertoire

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3761-3768

  Feeney, Ann J ^a   Lugo, Geanncarlo ^a   Escuro, Guia ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0031569544     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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