Blood Group Antigens as a Self-Declaration MechanismLink informatics for "Blood Group Antigens as a Self-Declaration Mechanism"C O N T E N T SSee AlsoDescriptionFolia Med (Plovdiv) 1997;39(2):5-9 Blood-group antigens have been developed as a self-declaration mechanism in higher organisms, since blood cells carry different DNA from that of germ-line cells, and their selfishness must be strictly limited. If not, symbiosis between somatic DNA and germ-line DNA cannot be maintained since blood cells can express autonomy programmed within themselves. For the sake of maintenance of symbiosis, this self-declaration is not limited to blood cells and all somatic cells need a self-plural declaration mechanism such as blood-group antigens. Differentiation and development including induction and inhibition also depend on the self-declaration--recognition mechanism. DiscussionLinks |
