Molecular cloning of major histocompatibility complex class I cDNAs from the pufferfish Fugu rubripes

Immunogenetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 170-173

  Timón, Marcos ^a   Elgar, Greg ^b   Habu, Sonoko ^c   Okumura, Ko ^d   Beverley, Peter C L ^a  

^a EDWARD JENNER INST FOR VACC RES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fugu; Mhc class I; Pufferfish

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ARTICLE; FISH; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUGU RUBRIPES; TAKIFUGU; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 0031974876     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050343     Document Type: Article

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