Molecular identification of interleukin-2 in the lymphoid tissues of the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 236-240

  Young, L J ^a,c   Cross, M L ^b   Duckworth, J A ^b   Flenady, S ^c   Belov, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brushtail possum; Cytokine; Interleukin 2; Marsupial; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 80054957896     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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