The immunoglobulin light chain in poikilothermic vertebrates.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-065x.1998.tb01257.x

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The immunoglobulin light chain in poikilothermic vertebrates.

Immunological reviews - 1 Dec 1998

Pilström L, Lundqvist M L, Wermenstam N E

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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 betwe...

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Animals
Body Temperature Regulation
Gene Expression
Genetic Variation
Humans
Immunoglobulin Isotypes
Immunoglobulin Light Chains
Vertebrates

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