Characterization of Anticapsular Monoclonal Antibodies That Regulate Activation of the Complement System by the Cryptococcus neoformans Capsule

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1538-1546

  Kozel, Thomas R ^a   Dejong, Bouke C H ^a   Grinsell, Matthew M ^a   Macgill, Randall S ^a   Wall, Kevin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; GLUCURONOXYLOMANNAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C3; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0032038623     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1538-1546.1998     Document Type: Article

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