Identification of 17 novel major histocompatibility complex-A alleles in a population of Chinese-origin rhesus macaques

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Ma, X ^a   Tang, L H ^a   Qu, L B ^a   Ma, J ^a   Chen, L ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese rhesus macaque; Cynomolgus macaque; Mamu A; MHC class I A

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; MACACA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; MACACA MULATTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 58149288242     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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