Class II DRB polymorphism and sequence diversity in two vesper bats in the genus Myotis

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-405

  Richman, A D ^a   Herrera M , L G ^b   Ortega Garcia S ^b   Flores Martinez J J ^c   Arroyo Cabrales, J ^d   Morales Malacara, J B ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOSS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIROPTERA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

MAMMALIA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS VELIFER; MYOTIS VIVESI;

EID: 78651108471     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2010.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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