Sequence variation at the major histocompatibility complex DRB loci in beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-252

  Murray, Brent W ^a,b   White, Bradley N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beluga; DRB; Mhc; Monodontidae; Narwhal

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA; MONODON MONOCEROS; MONODONTIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0031663987     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050428     Document Type: Article

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