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H-2 HISTOCOMPATIBILITY SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

The major histocompatibility system in the mouse, it is composed of a number of H-2 genes which control the histocompatibility antigens on somatic cell surfaces as well as the immune responses of the animal. The antigens within a given mouse strain are controlled by arrangement of alleles of these tightly linked loci.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Système majeur d'histocompatibilité contrôlant le rejet des greffes et dont les gènes obéissent à une ségrégation mendélienne. Ces gènes sont situés dans une région appelée H-2 (chez la souris).

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