Dissimilar aggregation processes govern precipitation and gelation of human IgM cryoglobulins

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Vallas, Vicky ^a   Farrugia, William ^a   Raison, Robert L ^b   Edmundson, Allen B ^c   Ramsland, Paul A ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Dynamic light scattering; Gelation; IgM; Waldenstr m's macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHEMISTRY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; EVALUATION; GEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; GELS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34248530184     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: 10991352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.814     Document Type: Article

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