Pseudomonas aeruginosa II lectin stops human ciliary beating: Therapeutic implications of fucose

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2102-2104

  Adam, Elizabeth C ^a   Mitchell, Barry S ^b   Schumacher, Dietlind U ^b   Grant, George ^b   Schumacher, Udo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUCOSE; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL CULTURE; CILIARY MOTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031009870     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.6.9196121     Document Type: Article

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