In utero suppression of kappa 2 isotype in homozygous bas/bas rabbits through embryo transfer.

doi:10.1111/j.1744-313x.1992.tb00045.x

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In utero suppression of kappa 2 isotype in homozygous bas/bas rabbits through embryo transfer.

European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2000

Meier D, Kelus A S

Abstract excerpt

Allotypes of rabbit Ig provide a useful tool for the study of quantitative expression of alternative allelic forms. In the rabbit, maternal Ig is transmitted to the foetus and protects the immunologically immature newborn during several of the first weeks of life. Induced maternal antibodies dire...

Topics

Animals
Embryo Transfer
Female
Homozygote
Immune Tolerance
Immunoglobulin Isotypes
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Mutation
Pregnancy
Rabbits

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