Evolutionary Immunology: A boost to immunity from nurse sharks
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A study of the nurse shark has revealed a type of rearranging gene that has yet to be seen in mammals; it encodes a secreted 'new antigen receptor' which, unlike shark immunoglobulin, revels in somatic hypermutation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995