Sequences and diversity of 17 new Ovar-DRB1 alleles from three breeds of sheep

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-282

  Konnai, S ^a,b   Nagaoka, Y ^a   Takeshima, S ^a   Onuma, M ^b   Aida, Yoko ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS);

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0042380105     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2003.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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