Variability of the immunoglobulin light chain in the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baeri

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 607-615

  Lundqvist, Mats L ^a   Pilström, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acipenser baeri; Diversity; Evolution; Immunoglobulin; Light chain; Siberian sturgeon; VL gene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FISH; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACIPENSER BAERI;

EID: 0032759344     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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