MHC polymorphism and disease resistance to <it>vibrio anguillarum </it>in 8 families of half-smooth tongue sole (<it>Cynoglossus semilaevis</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have a critical role in both the innate and adaptive immune responses because of their involvement in presenting foreign peptides to T cells. However, the nature has remained largel...

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Main Authors: Liu Yan-hong, Liu Yang, Chen Song-lin, Du Min, Yang Jing-feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/12/78