Volcanic ash and human complement
| Autor: | Stephen A. Olenchock, Judith C. Mull |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
| Předmět: |
Air Pollutants
Chemistry Complement Pathway Alternative Mineralogy No conversion Hemolytic Complement Complement C3 General Medicine respiratory system Silicon Dioxide complex mixtures Complement factor B Carbon General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Complement (complexity) Microbiology Complement system Respiratory response Complement C3b Alternative complement pathway Humans General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Complement Activation Complement Factor B Volcanic ash |
| Zdroj: | Life Sciences. 28:791-794 |
| ISSN: | 0024-3205 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0024-3205(81)90162-4 |
| Popis: | Volcanic ash shows slight conversion of C3 with little effect on hemolytic complement in vitro . No conversion of the alternative pathway component Factor B was noted. Complement activation should play only a minor role in any acute respiratory response to inhaled ash. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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