The major histocompatibility class II alpha chain in salmonid fishes

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 751-763

  Grimholt, Unni ^a   Getahun, Andrew ^b   Hermsen, Trudi ^b   Stet, René J M ^b  

^a Genet Aquatic Biol   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Class II alpha chain; Evolution; Mhc; Rainbow trout; Variation

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SALMON;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0033945796     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(00)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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