Streptokinase as a mediator of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in an experimental mouse model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 315-321

  Nordstrand, Annika ^a   Norgren, Mari ^b   Ferretti, Joseph J ^a   Holm, Stig E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031985944     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.315-321.1998     Document Type: Article

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