Two types of antigen receptor systems in vertebrates

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 969-975

  Kasahara, Masanori ^a   Kasamatsu, Jun ^a   Sutoh, Yoichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Genome duplication; Jawless vertebrates; Leucine rich repeats; Variable lymphocyte receptors

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HAGFISH; IMMUNOLOGY; LAMPREY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HAGFISHES; LAMPREYS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL;

GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); HAGFISH; MYXINIDAE; PETROMYZONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 56849088875     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.969     Document Type: Article

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