Functions of the complement components C3 and C5 during sepsis
Open Access
- 27 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 22 (10), 3483-3490
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-110595
Abstract
Activation of the complement system is a key event in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms remain inadequately understood. In the current study, we examined the role of comp...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (GM29507, GM61656, HL‐31963)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG HU 823/2–1, HU 823/2–2, DFG HU 823/2–3)
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