Targeted annotation of immunoglobulin light chain (IgL) genes in zebrafish from BAC clones reveals kappa-like recombining/deleting elements within IgL constant regions

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 697-703

  Zimmerman, Anastasia M ^a,b   Romanowski, Krzysztof E ^a   Maddox, Benjamin J ^a  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b Hollings Marine Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

B cells; Fish; Immunology

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; MUS; OSTEICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80053292674     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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