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. 1969 Dec;5(6):557–566.

Immunoconglutinin and complement changes in children with acute nephritis

J L Ngu, J F Soothill
PMCID: PMC1579162  PMID: 4189125

Abstract

Immunoconglutinin and electrophoretically altered forms of complement are detectable only after the fall in complement levels in acute nephritis, and may occur even when the fall is not noted. The delay between the postulated initiating streptococcal infection and the development of immunoconglutinin is longer than would be expected. The immunopathological significance of these findings is discussed.

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