Activation/inactivation of the classical pathway of complement in non-lesional skin of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 537-540

  Alahlafi, A ^a   Wordsworth, P ^a   Wojnarowska, Fenella ^a,b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD59 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIGENS, CD59; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; SKIN;

EID: 24044456015     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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