Molecular Evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex

Not only providing the latest and most up-to-date information on the major histocompatibility complex in the different vertebrate classes from fishes to mammals, the text also brings together two fields of research - immunogenetics and evolutionary biology and provides stimulating new insights into - the nature of Mhc variability; - the manner of Mhc evolution; - the importance of Mhc for understanding human evolution; - the interpretation of Mhc polymorphism.

Product details

• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1991
• EAN: 9783540546085
• ISBN: 978-3-540-54608-5
• No. of pages: 509
• Weight: 996 g
• Illustrations: m. Abb.
• Series: NATO ASI Series H Cell Biology
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries