α2-Macroglobulin does not function as a C3 homologue in the plasma hemolytic system of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-53

  Armstrong, P B ^a,b   Melchior, R ^a,b   Swarnakar, S ^a,b   Quigley, J P ^a,c  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Lectins; Limulin; Limulus; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; LECTIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; LIMULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CYTOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MAMMALIA; MEROSTOMATA; POLYPHEMUS;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT C3; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEMOLYMPH; HEMOLYSIS; HORSESHOE CRABS; LECTINS;

EID: 0031595407     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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