On the site of C4 deposition upon complement activation via the mannan-binding lectin pathway or the classical pathway

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 556-561

  Moller Kristensen M ^a   Thiel, S ^a   Hansen, A G ^a   Jensenius, J C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID;

BINDING SITES; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C3-C5 CONVERTASES; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 0038040557     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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