Isolation of Mhc class II DMA and DMB cDNA sequences in a marsupial: The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 578-585

  O'hUigin, Colm ^a   Sültmann, Holger ^a   Tichy, Herbert ^a   Murray, Brent W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DM; Marsupials; Mhc class II; Opossum

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031767923     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006414     Document Type: Article

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