Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of the rat analogue of human membrane cofactor protein (MCP/CD46)

Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-143

  Mead, R ^a   Hinchliffe, S J ^a   Morgan, B P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032835599     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00861.x     Document Type: Article

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