Methods for quantitative detection of antibody-induced complement activation on red blood cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 83, 2014, Pages

  Meulenbroek, Elisabeth M ^a,b   Wouters, Diana ^a,b   Zeerleder, Sacha ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Auto immune hemolytic anemia; C1 inhibitor; Complement; FACS; Hemolytic assay; Immunology; Issue 83; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

BROMELAIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; BROMELAINS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84907638353     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51161     Document Type: Article

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