Complement consumption in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

BACKGROUND: Complement (C) can be activated during malaria, C components consumed and inflammatory mediators produced. This has potential to impair host innate defence. METHODS: In a case-control study, C activation was assessed by measuring serum haemolytic activity (CH50), functional activity of e...

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Autores principales: Nyakoe, Nancy K, Taylor, Ronald P, Makumi, Joseph N, Waitumbi, John N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2645421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19134190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2645421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19134190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-7

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