Isolation and characterization of a MHC class II DRB locus in the European water vole (Arvicola terrestris)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 390-395

  Oliver, Matthew K ^a   Piertney, Stuart B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arvicola; Balancing selection; Evolution; MHC class II; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; EXON; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VOLE;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33744780219     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-006-0121-6     Document Type: Article

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