Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNA encoding eight new rhesus macaque TCRBV gene families

Immunogenetics

Volumn 51, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 387-391

  Currier, Jeffrey R ^a   Stevenson, Kimberly S ^a   Robinson, Mary Ann ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Rhesus macaque; T lymphocyte; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; MACACA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034088708     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050635     Document Type: Article

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