Ancient origins: Complement in invertebrates

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-123

  Nair, S V ^a   Ramsden, A ^a   Raftos, D A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C3; Collectins; Complement; Invertebrate immune systems; TEP proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547656852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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