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Mammalian lectins in activation and clearance mechanisms involving the complement system

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Reid, K.B.M., Turner, M.W. Mammalian lectins in activation and clearance mechanisms involving the complement system. Springer Semin Immunopathol 15, 307–326 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01837363

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