Complement haemolytic activity (classical and alternative pathways), C3, C4 and factor B titres in healthy children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1062-1066

  Ferriani, Virgínia P L ^a   Barbosa, J E ^a   De Carvalho, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C3; C4; Children; Classical and alternative pathways; Complement; Factor B

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT DISORDER; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYSIS TEST; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONTOGENY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C3C; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032858953     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950168081     Document Type: Article

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