B cell and antibody repertoire development in rabbits: The requirement of gut-associated lymphoid tissues

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 137-153

  Mage, Rose G ^a   Lanning, Dennis ^b   Knight, Katherine L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ALLELE; ALLOTYPE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 26044450908     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2005.06.017     Document Type: Article

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