Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system

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Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system. / Palarasah, Y; Nielsen, C; Sprogøe, U; Christensen, M L; Lillevang, S; Madsen, H O; Bygum, A; Koch, C; Skjodt, K; Skjoedt, M-O.

In: Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Vol. 164, No. 3, 06.2011, p. 388-95.

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Palarasah, Y, Nielsen, C, Sprogøe, U, Christensen, ML, Lillevang, S, Madsen, HO, Bygum, A, Koch, C, Skjodt, K & Skjoedt, M-O 2011, 'Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system', Clinical and Experimental Immunology, vol. 164, no. 3, pp. 388-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04322.x

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Palarasah, Y., Nielsen, C., Sprogøe, U., Christensen, M. L., Lillevang, S., Madsen, H. O., Bygum, A., Koch, C., Skjodt, K., & Skjoedt, M-O. (2011). Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 164(3), 388-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04322.x

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Palarasah Y, Nielsen C, Sprogøe U, Christensen ML, Lillevang S, Madsen HO et al. Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system. Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2011 Jun;164(3):388-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04322.x

Author

Palarasah, Y ; Nielsen, C ; Sprogøe, U ; Christensen, M L ; Lillevang, S ; Madsen, H O ; Bygum, A ; Koch, C ; Skjodt, K ; Skjoedt, M-O. / Novel assays to assess the functional capacity of the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways of the complement system. In: Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2011 ; Vol. 164, No. 3. pp. 388-95.

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