Molecular mechanisms of allorecognition in a basal chordate

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-38

  McKitrick, Tanya R ^a   De Tomaso, Anthony W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allorecognition; Ascidian; Botryllus schlosseri; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

FESTER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN FUHC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; CHORDATA; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 77949273815     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2009.12.001     Document Type: Review

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