[Involvement of the complement cascade in severe forms of COVID-19]

Nassima Chouaki Benmansour1, Julien Carvelli2, Éric Vivier3

  • 1Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, 80 rue Brochier, 13005 Marseille, France - Département universitaire de médecine générale, Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France - Institut Paoli Calmettes, 232 boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.

Medecine Sciences : M/S
|April 9, 2021
PubMed

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