IN the absorption of disaccharides from the intestine, hydrolysis of the sugars into their component monosaccharides is necessary. Largely through the elegant studies of Crane and his associates, 1,2 ...

Intestinal absorption of 59 Fe-labeled hemoglobin was measured in children with severe dietary iron deficiency and in iron-replete controls. Absorption was impaired in all the iron-deficient children ...

Deficiency of vitamin D can result from a number of factors like inadequate dietary intake, coupled with inadequate sunlight exposure and disorders that limit its absorption. Although the most ...

The complement system is activated in many rheumatic diseases, as evident from deposition of activation fragments in affected tissue, decreased residual complement function and increased levels of ...

Complement component C5 is crucial for experimental animal inflammatory tissue damage; however, its involvement in human inflammation is incompletely understood. The responses to Gram-negative ...

Complement component 3, often called C3, is an essential protein of the immune system. This protein plays a vital role in the body’s innate immune system, providing: the first line of defense against ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Meningococcal vaccination rates are low among eligible patients with complement component deficiencies, ...