A collectin-like protein from tunicates

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 279-289

  Nair, Sham V ^a   Pearce, Sarina ^a   Green, Peter L ^a   Mahajan, Deepika ^a   Newton, Rebecca A ^a   Raftos, David A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Collectin; Complement; Evolution; Immunity; Lectin; Mannose binding lectin; Tunicate

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ASCIDIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; STYELA PLICATA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0034102491     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00180-7     Document Type: Article

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