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Polymorphism in the major histocompatibility complex class II genes ofPeromyscus leucopus

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Crew, M.D., Smith, G.S., Zeller, E.C. et al. Polymorphism in the major histocompatibility complex class II genes ofPeromyscus leucopus . Immunogenetics 30, 214–217 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02421209

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