Molecular characterization of complement components (C3, C4, and factor B) in human saliva

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 404-407

  Andoh, Akira ^a   Fujiyama, Yoshihide ^a   Kimura, Toshio ^a   Uchihara, Hirotugu ^a   Sakumoto, Hitoshi ^a   Okabe, Hidetoshi ^a   Bamba, Tadao ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

External secretion; Hemolytic activity; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MOUTH CAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SALIVA;

EID: 0030751981     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027320425291     Document Type: Article

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