α1 and α2 domains of Aotus MHC class I and catarrhini MHC class Ia share similar characteristics

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 362-373

  Suarez C F ^a   Cardenas P P ^a   Llanos Ballestas, E J ^a   Martinez P ^a   Obregon M ^a   Patarroyo, M E ^a   Patarroyo, M A ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO DE INMUNOLOGÍA DE COLOMBIA FIDIC   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Animal models; Aotus; Evolution; MHC class I; PBR; Platyrrhini

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; AOTUS; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EXON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; AOTUS NANCYMAAE; AOTUS NIGRICEPS; AOTUS VOCIFERANS; CATARRHINI; PLATYRRHINI;

EID: 17144442754     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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