A comparative study of mammalian and reptilian alternative pathway of complement-mediated killing of the lyme disease spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1223-1228

  Kuo, M M ^a   Lane, R S ^a   Giclas, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIZARD; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0034519952     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[1223:acsoma]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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