Regulation of immunoglobulin light chain isotype expression

Advances in Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue , 1998, Pages 113-181

  Gorman, James R ^a   Alt, Frederick W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ALLELISM; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY STRUCTURE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031842201     PISSN: 00652776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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