Article
Low major histocompatibility complex class II diversity in European and North American moose.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 May 1995
Mikko S, Andersson L
Abstract excerpt
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes encode cell surface proteins whose function is to bind and present intracellularly processed peptides to T lymphocytes of the immune system. Extensive MHC diversity has been documented in many species and is maintained by some form of balancing selecti...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cattle
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Europe
- Exons
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Variation
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- North America
- Phylogeny