Effects of a long-term spaceflight on immunoglobulin heavy chains of the urodele amphibian Pleurodeles waltl

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 905-910

  Boxio, Rachel ^a   Dournon, Christian ^a   Frippiat, Jean Pol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibody; Space mission; Urodele amphibian; VH family use

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAVY CHAIN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLEURODELES WALTL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PLEURODELES; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 14144255413     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00957.2004     Document Type: Article

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