Immunoglobulin genetics of marsupials

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 485-490

  Miller, Robert D ^a   Belov, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immunoglobulins; Marsupial

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034237112     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(00)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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