Complement activation in Brazilian patients with preeclampsia

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 209-214

  De Messias Reason, I J ^a   Aleixo, V ^a   De Freitas, H ^a   Nisihara, R M ^a   Mocelin, V ^a   Urbanetz, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian patients; C3, C4, SC5b 9, C3d; Complement activation; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; PATHOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; TURBIDIMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033820120     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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