Evolution and diversity of the complement system of poikilothermic vertebrates

Immunological Reviews

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 39-57

  Sunyer, J Oriol ^a   Lambris, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FISH; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; REVIEW; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0032433172     PISSN: 01052896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065X.1998.tb01251.x     Document Type: Review

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