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Molecular characterization of expressed DQA and DQB genes in the California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus).
Immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2002
Bowen Lizabeth, Aldridge Brian M, Gulland Frances, Woo Jennifer, Van Bonn William, DeLong Robert, Stott Jeffrey L, Johnson Michael L
Abstract excerpt
To date, there are no published MHC sequences from the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), a thriving species that, by feeding high on the marine food web, could be a sentinel for disturbances in marine and coastal ecosystems. In this study, degenerate primers and RACE technology were used to amplify near-full-length (MhcZaca- DQB) and full-length (MhcZaca- DQA) expressed class II MHC gene products from...
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