A new isotype of immunoglobulin heavy chain in the urodele amphibian Pleurodeles waltl predominantly expressed in larvae

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 776-786

  Schaerlinger, Bérénice ^a   Bascove, Matthieu ^a   Frippiat, Jean Pol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Antibodies; B cells; Comparative immunology evolution

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HATCHING; LARVA; MALE; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALAMANDER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LARVA; MAMMALS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLEURODELES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; PLEURODELES; PLEURODELES WALTL;

EID: 34848854484     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.06.356     Document Type: Article

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