A comparative overview of immunoglobulin genes and the generation of their diversity in tetrapods

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 103-109

  Sun, Yi ^a   Wei, Zhiguo ^b   Li, Ning ^a   Zhao, Yaofeng ^a,c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversity; Immunoglobulin gene; Tetrapod

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY; MAMMAL; REPTILE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY DIVERSITY; BIRDS; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85028117288     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: 18790089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.02.008     Document Type: Review

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