Article
Evolution and developmental regulation of the major histocompatibility complex.
Critical reviews in immunology - 1 Jan 1995
Salter-Cid L, Flajnik M F
Abstract excerpt
The ontogeny and evolution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are blossoming fields that grant insight into the origins of the adaptive immune system and into the strategies adopted by particular groups of vertebrates for expression of MHC during development. This review surveys genera...
Topics
- Animals
- Chick Embryo
- Chickens
- Evolution, Molecular
- Fetus
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Variation
- Histocompatibility Antigens
- Humans
- Immune System
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Mammals
- Metamorphosis, Biological
- Mice
- Molecular Chaperones
- Organ Specificity
- Polymorphism, Genetic