Contribution of Adipose-Derived Factor D/Adipsin to Complement Alternative Pathway Activation: Lessons from Lipodystrophy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-1767,1550-6606
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701668