The molecular basis of innate immunity in the horseshoe crab

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-95

  Iwanaga, Sadaaki ^a  

^a Chemo Sero Therapeutic Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COAGULOGEN; CYSTATIN; HEMOCYANIN; LECTIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POLYPHEMUSIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TACHYCITIN; TACHYLECTIN; TACHYSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HEMOLYMPH; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0036467504     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(01)00302-8     Document Type: Review

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