Immunity in borreliosis with special emphasis on the role of complement

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 598, Issue , 2007, Pages 198-213

  Ekdahl, Kristina Nilsson ^a   Henningsson, Anna J ^b   Sandholm, Kerstin ^c   Forsberg, Pia ^d   Ernerudh, Jan ^d   Ekerfelt, Christina ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ryhov County Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; CYTOKINE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 84934443087     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71767-8_14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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