Mouse complement components C4 and Slp act synergistically in a homologous hemolytic C4 assay

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1507-1511

  Beurskens, Frank J M ^a,f   Tosi, Mario ^b   Shiroisho, Toshihiko ^c   Robins, Diane M ^d   Carroll, Michael C ^e   Van Dijk, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C4; Complement; Mouse; Sex limited protein; Transgenic knockout

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; HEMOLYTIC AGENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; SEX LIMITED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; DRUG SYNERGISM; MICE; RABBITS;

EID: 0034027499     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(200005)30:5<1507::AID-IMMU1507>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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