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Association of the porcine C3 gene with haemolytic complement activity in the pig.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2003
Mekchay Supamit, Ponsuksili Siriluck, Schellander Karl, Wimmers Klaus
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The complement component C3 plays an essential role in the activated complement system, which is involved in phagocytosis, inflammation and immunoregulation to destroy infectious microorganisms. The C3 molecule has more implications in the general defence mechanisms. In this study, the porcine C3 cDNA sequences including 5'- and 3'- flanking regions were determined and the polymorphisms in this gene were...
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