The IgA system: A comparison of structure and function in different species

Veterinary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-467

  Snoeck, Veerle ^a   Peters, Iain R ^b   Cox, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic animals; Fc R; IgA; Mucosal antibodies; Polymeric IgR

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; EFFECTOR CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33646539178     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2006010     Document Type: Review

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