Cytogenetic orientation of the rat major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 20

Immunogenetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-169

  Helou, Khalil ^a   Walter, Lutz ^b   Günther, Eberhard ^b   Levan, Göran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative mapping; Prophase chromosomes; Rat MHC; Two color fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME MAP; CYTOGENETICS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031965136     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050342     Document Type: Article

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