On the origin of the adaptative immune system (AIS): The hypothesis;Émergence du système immunitaire adaptatif: Hypothèses en présence

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 210-215

  Bleyzac, Pierre ^a   Exbrayat, Jean Marie ^a   Fellah, Julien S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LYON   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CYCLOSTOME; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOID TISSUE; SHORT SURVEY; THELAZIA; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; JAW; TRANSPOSON;

CHONDRICHTHYES; INVERTEBRATA; THELAZIA; VERTEBRATA;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; RAG 1 PROTEIN; RAG-1 PROTEIN; V(D)J RECOMBINATION ACTIVATING PROTEIN 2;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; JAW; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 13944284100     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2005212210     Document Type: Short Survey

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