title: How do mammals distinguish between pathogens and non-self?
authors.affiliation: Dept of Microbiology, University College Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000172:deficiency; D003170:Complement Pathway, Alternative / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid