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Zipfel, P.F., Mihlan, M., Skerka, C. (2007). The Alternative Pathway of Complement: a Pattern Recognition System. In: Lambris, J.D. (eds) Current Topics in Innate Immunity. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 598. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71767-8_7
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