Tumor Necrosis Factor α-mediated Host Defense against Pneumocystis carinii

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-111

  Limper, Andrew H ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Thoracic Diseases Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICE; MICE, SCID; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031066660     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.16.2.9032116     Document Type: Review

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