Characterization of major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 753-760

  Siddle, Hannah V ^a   Sanderson, Claire ^a   Belov, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Marsupial; MHC; Tasmanian devil; Transmissible Tumour

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MARSUPIALIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 34548677556     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-007-0238-2     Document Type: Article

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