A single nomenclature and associated database for alleles at the major histocompatibility complex class II DRB1 locus of sheep

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 546-553

  Ballingall, K T ^a   Herrmann Hoesing, L ^b   Robinson, J ^c   Marsh, S G E ^c,d   Stear, M J ^e  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immuno polymorphism database; Major histocompatibility complex; Sheep

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SHEEP; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79956130015     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01637.x     Document Type: Article

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