A novel IgA-like immunoglobulin in the reptile Eublepharis macularius

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 596-605

  Gambón Deza, Francisco ^a   Sánchez Espinel, Christian ^a   Valdueza Beneitez, Julio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibody phylogeny; Immunoglobulin A; Reptile immunity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN X; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; GEKKONIDAE; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA PARDUS; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846340756     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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