Selection on MHC: A matter of form over function

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-242

  Knapp, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEMATODIASIS; NOTE; PROSIMIAN;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548086760     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800986     Document Type: Note

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