Those other mammals: The immunoglobulins and T cell receptors of marsupials and monotremes

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Miller, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immunoglobulins; Marsupials; Monotremes; T cell receptors

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR MU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MAMMALS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL;

EID: 77949263573     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2009.11.005     Document Type: Review

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