Complement systems in invertebrates. The ancient alternative and lectin pathways

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 107-120

  Smith, L Courtney ^a   Azumi, Kaoru ^b   Nonaka, Masaru ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Grad Sch Pharmaceutical Sci   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative; Complement; Echinoderm; Evolution; Lectin; Opsonin; Sea urchin; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHORDATA; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032999775     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(99)00009-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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