Biosynthesis of human ficolin, and Escherichia coli-binding protein, by monocytes: Comparison with the synthesis of two macrophage-specific proteins, C1q and the mannose receptor

Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-294

  Lu, J ^a   Le, Y ^a   Kon, O L ^a   Chan, J ^a   Lee, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029821215     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-732.x     Document Type: Article

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