Axolotl MHC architecture and polymorphism

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2897-2907

  Sammut, Bénédicte ^a   Du Pasquier, Louis ^a   Ducoroy, Patrick ^b   Laurens, Véronique ^b   Marcuz, Anne ^a   Tournefier, Annick ^b  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Class II gene; Evolution; Immune system; MHC class I; Urodele amphibian

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOTYPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; XENOPUS;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033379539     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(199909)29:09<2897::AID-IMMU2897>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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