MHC class I loci of the Bar-Headed goose (Anser indicus)
MHC class I proteins mediate functions in anti-pathogen defense. MHC diversity has already been investigated by many studies in model avian species, but here we chose the bar-headed goose, a worldwide migrant bird, as a non-model avian species. Sequences from exons encoding the peptide-binding regio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2010-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572010000300031 |