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The immunoglobulin light chain in poikilothermic vertebrates.
Immunological reviews - 1 Dec 1998
Pilström L, Lundqvist M L, Wermenstam N E
Abstract excerpt
The immunoglobulin light chains are classified as kappa or lambda in mammals and birds (homeothermic vertebrates), but the traditional criteria for this classification are not applicable to the light chains found in poikilothermic vertebrates. Still it is possible to find some relationships between Ig light chain sequences in these animals and in those of the homeothermic animals. It is generally accepted that...
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