## Abstract Collectins, present in plasma and on mucosal surfaces, are humoral molecules of the innate immune system. They were discovered a hundred years ago in 1906 as the first association of an animal lectin with the immune system. They are a family of calciumβdependent lectins that recognize p
Mast cells as sentinels of innate immunity
β Scribed by Stephen J Galli; Marcus Maurer; Chris S Lantz
- Book ID
- 104359068
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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