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Activation and Deposition of Human Breast-milk Complement C3 Opsonins on a Serum Sensitive Bacteria


Contact Person: Michael O. Ogundele (mogundel@yahoo.com)


References

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8. Ogundele MO. (1998) A novel anti-inflammatory activity of lysozyme: modution of serum complement activation. (In press) Mediators of Inflamm. 7(5) Oct.

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Ogundele, M.O.; (1998). Activation and Deposition of Human Breast-milk Complement C3 Opsonins on a Serum Sensitive Bacteria. Presented at INABIS '98 - 5th Internet World Congress on Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, Canada, Dec 7-16th. Available at URL http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/immunology/ogundele0177/index.html
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