Evolution of the mammalian lysozyme gene family

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lysozyme <it>c </it>(chicken-type lysozyme) has an important role in host defense, and has been extensively studied as a model in molecular biology, enzymology, protein chemistry, and crystallography. Traditionally, lysoz...

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Main Authors: Biegel Jason M, Irwin David M, Stewart Caro-Beth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/166