Isolation and characterization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II B genes in the Barn owl (Aves: Tyto alba)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 543-550

  Burri, Reto ^a   Niculita Hirzel, Hélène ^a   Roulin, Alexandre ^a   Fumagalli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avian MHC; Concerted evolution; MHC class II; Positive selection; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OWL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STRIGIFORMES;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 48149112298     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0308-0     Document Type: Article

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