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The role of mannose-binding lectin in health and disease.
Molecular immunology - 1 Nov 2003
Turner M W
Abstract excerpt
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a pattern recognition molecule of the innate immune system. It belongs to the collectin family of proteins in which lectin (carbohydrate-recognition) domains are found in association with collagenous structures. In man, these proteins include serum MBL, lung surfac...
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