"Opsonin Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteins that bind to particles and cells to increase susceptibility to PHAGOCYTOSIS, especially ANTIBODIES bound to EPITOPES that attach to FC RECEPTORS. COMPLEMENT C3B may also participate.
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D009895
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D12.776.124.486.485.114.767 D12.776.124.486.657 D12.776.124.790.651.114.767 D12.776.377.715.548.114.767
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opsonin Proteins" by people in Profiles.
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Hung CY, Seshan KR, Yu JJ, Schaller R, Xue J, Basrur V, Gardner MJ, Cole GT. A metalloproteinase of Coccidioides posadasii contributes to evasion of host detection. Infect Immun. 2005 Oct; 73(10):6689-703.