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[Structure and function of complement protein C1q and its role in the development of autoimmune diseases].
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) - 9 Apr 2009
Smykał-Jankowiak Katarzyna, Niemir Zofia I
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Complement plays an important role in the immune system. Three different pathways of complement activation are known: the classical, alternative, and lectin dependent. They involve more than 30 serum peptides. C1q is the fi rst subcomponent of the classical pathway of complement activation.It is composed of three types of chains, A, B, and C, which form a molecule containing 18 peptides. Each of the chains has a...
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