Article
MHC antigens in urine as olfactory recognition cues.
Nature - 1 Jan 2000
Singh P B, Brown R E, Roser B
Abstract excerpt
The classical class I antigens of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are cell-surface glycoproteins which were originally discovered because they cause rapid rejection of cells or tissues grafted between unrelated individuals. These molecules are encoded by the K, D and L loci of the mouse MHC (and analogous loci in other species) which show extreme species polymorphism and a large number of alleles. In...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chromatography, Affinity
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Glycoproteins
- Habituation, Psychophysiologic
- Histocompatibility Antigens
- Male
- Mice
- Odorants
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Rats