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Two distinct forms of β 2-microglobulin in different races of owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)

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Abbreviations

β 2-m:

beta-2 microglobulin

MHC:

major histocompatibility complex

NEPHGE:

nonequilibrium pH gel electrophoresis

OMLA:

owl monkey leukocyte antigen

TCA:

trichloroacetic acid

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  1. Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 94305, Stanford, California

    Karen Kaye Smith & Peter Parham

  2. New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, 01772, Southborough, Massachusetts

    Nancy S. F. Ma

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Smith, K.K., Parham, P. & Ma, N.S.F. Two distinct forms of β 2-microglobulin in different races of owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus). Immunogenetics 20, 459–464 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00345620

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