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Pinto, M.R., Melillo, D., Giacomelli, S., Sfyroera, G., Lambris, J.D. (2007). Ancient Origin of the Complement System: Emerging Invertebrate Models. 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_26
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