Major histocompatibility complex class IIA and IIB genes of the spotted halibut Verasper variegatus: Genomic structure, molecular polymorphism, and expression analysis

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 767-780

  Li, Hongjun ^a   Jiang, Lianxin ^a   Han, Jiabo ^a   Su, Hao ^a   Yang, Qing ^b   He, Chongbo ^a  

^a Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institution   (China)

^b NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Expression; Genomic structure; Major histocompatibility complex; MHC IIA; MHC IIB; Polymorphism; Real time PCR; Spotted halibut (Verasper variegatus)

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLOUNDER; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FLOUNDER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERASPER; VERASPER VARIEGATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80355147172     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-011-9476-1     Document Type: Article

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