C-type lectins and galectins mediate innate and adaptive immune functions: Their roles in the complement activation pathway

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 401-420

  Vasta, Gerardo R ^a   Quesenberry, Michael ^a   Ahmed, Hafiz ^a   O'Leary, Nuala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; GALECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; L SELECTIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHORDATA; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHORDATA; CLAVELINA PICTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033052588     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00020-8     Document Type: Review

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