Trans-species polymorphism and evidence of selection on class II MHC loci in tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 937-948

  Cutrera, Ana Paula ^a   Lacey, Eileen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelic diversity; Ctenomys; MHC; Trans species evolution

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CTENOMYS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; LIVER; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RODENTIA; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38549109206     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-007-0261-3     Document Type: Article

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