The molecular basis of allorecognition in ascidians

BioEssays

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1048-1051

  Ben Shlomo, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; POLYCYSTIN 1; SPERM ANTIGEN; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOGENETICS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OUTCROSSING; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; UROCHORDATA; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

EID: 58149148277     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20848     Document Type: Article

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