Initial characterization of the complement activating compounds in extracts of smokeless tobacco

Immunobiology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-73

  Chan, Wai Sae ^a   Chowdhry, Saurabh ^a   Chang, Tunhan ^a   Kew, Richard R ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; CHLOROFORM; COMPLEMENT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; METHANOL; POLYPHENOL; RIBONUCLEASE; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DILUTION; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKELESS TOBACCO;

EID: 0032851565     PISSN: 01712985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-2985(99)80047-3     Document Type: Article

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