L-ficolin in children with recurrent respiratory infections

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-520

  Atkinson, A P M ^a   Cedzynski, M ^b   Szemraj, J ^c   Swierzko, A St ^b   Bak Romaniszyn, L ^c,d   Banasik, M ^d   Zeman, K ^c,d   Matsushita, M ^e   Turner, M L ^f   Kilpatrick, D C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^d POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^e TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Innate immunity; L ficolin; Mannan binding lectin (MBL); Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIN; H FICOLIN; L FICOLIN; LECTIN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFANT; LECTINS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 9644254042     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02634.x     Document Type: Article

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