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Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma

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Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma. / Wittenborn, Thomas; Thiel, Steffen; Jensen, Lisbeth; Nielsen, Hans J; Jensenius, Jens Christian.

In: Journal of Innate Immunity, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2010, p. 167-80.

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Harvard

Wittenborn, T, Thiel, S, Jensen, L, Nielsen, HJ & Jensenius, JC 2010, 'Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma', Journal of Innate Immunity, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 167-80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000218324

APA

Wittenborn, T., Thiel, S., Jensen, L., Nielsen, H. J., & Jensenius, J. C. (2010). Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma. Journal of Innate Immunity, 2(2), 167-80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000218324

CBE

Wittenborn T, Thiel S, Jensen L, Nielsen HJ, Jensenius JC. 2010. Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma. Journal of Innate Immunity. 2(2):167-80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000218324

MLA

Wittenborn, Thomas et al. "Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma". Journal of Innate Immunity. 2010, 2(2). 167-80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000218324

Vancouver

Wittenborn T, Thiel S, Jensen L, Nielsen HJ, Jensenius JC. Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma. Journal of Innate Immunity. 2010;2(2):167-80. https://doi.org/10.1159/000218324

Author

Wittenborn, Thomas ; Thiel, Steffen ; Jensen, Lisbeth ; Nielsen, Hans J ; Jensenius, Jens Christian. / Characteristics and biological variations of M-ficolin, a pattern recognition molecule, in plasma. In: Journal of Innate Immunity. 2010 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 167-80.

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