The membrane attack complex (C5b-9) in l
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Constantino Fondevila; Xiu-Da Shen; Seiichiro Tsuchihashi; Yoichiro Uchida; Mari
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Activation of the complement cascade represents an important event during ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). This work was designed to investigate the role of the membrane attack complex (MAC; C5b-9) in the pathogenesis of hepatic IRI. Livers from B&W/Stahl/rC6(ϩ) and C6(Ϫ) rats were harvested, stor