Anti-Hu CD154 Purified Low Endotoxin

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The mouse monoclonal antibody 24-31 detects an extracellular epitope of CD154 / CD40L (CD40-ligand), a 39 kDa cell surface type II glycoprotein expressed predominantly on activated CD4+ lymphocytes.