Bacteriolytic activity of the alternative pathway of complement differs kinetically from the classical pathway

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1102-1110

  Kilpi, Maaria K ^a   Atosuo, Janne T ^a   Lilius, Esa Matti E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteriolytic; Complement; Fish; Human; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67650266226     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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