Consumption of C4b-binding protein (C4BP) during in vivo activation of the classical complement pathway

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 220-224

  Bergamaschini, Luigi ^a,b   Miedico, A ^a   Cicardi, M ^a   Coppola, R ^a   Faioni, E N ^a   Agostoni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

C4; C4BP; C4BP C4b complex; Complement activation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B;

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; COMPLEMENT C1 INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT C4B; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT;

EID: 0032943947     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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