Pathways of complement activation in glomerulonephritis
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Classical complement pathway activation in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
Levels of components of the classical and alternative complement pathways and the activity of the C3 nephritic factor (C3NeF) were measured in serum specimens from patients with type I (subendothelial deposits) and type II (intramembranous dense deposits) membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and the results compared with the levels in normal subjects. Although C3 and C5 concentration...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1972.14