IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database: A high-quality information system for comparative immunogenetics and immunology

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 697-705

  Lefranc, Marie Paule ^a  

^a CNRS and University Montpellier II   (France)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Database; Immunogenetics; Immunoglobulin; Immunology; Information system; T cell receptor; Web resources

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NUCLEOTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEOME; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FRANCE; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036823113     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(02)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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