Cold activation of serum complement in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Study on activating pathway and involvement of IgG

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-235

  Ishii, Yasushi ^a   Shimomura, Hiroyuki ^a   Itoh, Mamoru ^a   Miyake, Masanobu ^a   Ikeda, Fusao ^a   Miyaike, Jiro ^a   Fujioka, Shin Ichi ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshiaki ^a   Tsuji, Hideyuki ^a   Tsuji, Takao ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Complement activation; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYSIS TEST; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COLD; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035432441     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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