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Diversity of MHC DQB and DRB Genes in the Endangered Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Lau Quintin, Chow Natalie, Gray Rachael, Gongora Jaime, Higgins Damien P
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules have an important role in vertebrate adaptive immunity, being responsible for recognizing, binding, and presenting specific antigenic peptides to T lymphocytes. Here, we study the MHC class II DQB and DRB exon 2 genes of the Australian sea...
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