Abstract
To conserve full complement activity, a number of precautions need to be taken in preparing serum. This is particularly the case with mouse complement where the classical pathway is notoriously unstable.
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MeSH terms
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Animals
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Blood Proteins / immunology
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Blood Proteins / metabolism*
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Complement Pathway, Classical
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Complement System Proteins / immunology
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Complement System Proteins / metabolism*
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Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic / methods*
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Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control
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Health Planning Guidelines
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Mice
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Protein Stability
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Reproducibility of Results
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Serum / metabolism
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Specimen Handling
Substances
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Blood Proteins
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Complement System Proteins