Immune function and structural analysis of recombinant bovine conglutinin and human lung surfactant protein-D
<p>Recognition of sugar moieties on the surface of microorganisms is one of the ways the body distinguishes potential pathogens from self-cells. The sugarbinding proteins, lectins, mediate this recognition role of the first line of defence against infections, preceding the antibody-mediated (...
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2000
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