A longitudinal study of C3, C3d and factor Ba in burn patients in Hong Kong Chinese

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-244

  Wan, K C ^a   Lewis, W H P ^a   Leung, P C ^b   Chien, P ^b   Hung, L K ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complement; ELISA; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BURN; CHINESE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BURNS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C3D; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; CREATININE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032077694     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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