cDNA sequence coding for the constant region of the dromedary γ3 heavy chain antibody

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Atarhouch, T ^a,b   Bendahman, N ^a   Hamers Casterman, C ^a   Hamers, R ^a   Muyldermans, S ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Laboratoire de Biologie Moleculaire   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Dromedary; Effector functions; Heavy chain antibodies; Immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042967387     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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