Close genetic linkage of Chok with the NKC-linked loci Cd94, Ly49, and Cmv1 on mouse Chromosome 6

Immunogenetics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 906-908

  Idris, Azza H ^a,b   Scalzo, Anthony A ^c   Yokoyama, Wayne M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; NK cell; NK gene complex; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME 6; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD94; ANTIGENS, LY; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CRICETINAE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, CONGENIC; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUROMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0032789272     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050572     Document Type: Article

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