C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Autoimmune Disease: Facts and Conjectures
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a blood component comprised of five identical subunits with a combined molecular mass of 110 kDa; in the presence of Ca++ it binds phosphocholine (PC) with high affinity. Ligand-bound CRP activates complement and the protein reportedly...
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Формат: | Стаття |
Мова: | English |
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Wiley
2004-01-01
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Серія: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Онлайн доступ: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520400001751 |