Immune surveillance of activated immune and tumour cells by surfactant protein D
Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a carbohydrate/charged pattern recognition molecule of the innate immune system. By virtue of its ability to recognize an array of carbohydrate patterns on the surface of a range of pathogens, SP-D can bring about opsonisation, enhanced phagocytosis and killing of a di...
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Brunel University
2015
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701929 |