Identification and sequence analysis of an Mhc class II B gene in a marsupial (Monodelphis domestica)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-463

  Stone, William H ^a   Bruun, Donald A ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^a   Glass, Lisa C ^a   Reeves, Amber ^a   Holste, Sarah ^a   Figueroa, Felipe ^b  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

cDNA sequence; Comparative analysis; Marsupial; Mhc class II B gene; Monodelphis domestica

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032897365     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050520     Document Type: Article

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