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. 1991 Oct;86(Suppl 1):27–30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb06203.x

Separation of self from non-self in the complement system: a role for membrane cofactor protein and decay accelerating factor.

J P Atkinson 1, T J Oglesby 1, D White 1, E A Adams 1, M K Liszewski 1
PMCID: PMC1554035  PMID: 1718640

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