Streptococcal cysteine proteinase releases kinins: A novel virulence mechanism

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 665-673

  Herwald, Heiko ^a   Collin, Mattias ^a   Müller Esterl, Werner ^b   Björck, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; KININ; KININOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0029788388     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.2.665     Document Type: Article

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