Novel alleles in classical major histocompatibility complex class II loci of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 449-460

  Holland, Olivia J ^a,c   Cowan, Phil E ^a,b   Gleeson, Dianne M ^a   Chamley, Larry W ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allele; Brushtail possum; Contraceptive vaccine; Major histocompatibility complex; Marsupial; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; VACCINE;

ALLELE; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BRUSHTAIL POSSUM; FERTILITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC REGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MARSUPIAL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRICHOSURUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 46649092700     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0300-8     Document Type: Article

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