Complement defects in aged mice compromise phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Current Eye Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-32

  Hazlett, L D ^a   Masinick McClellan, S A ^a   Barrett, R P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Complement; P. aeruginosa; Phagocytic defects, mouse

Indexed keywords

COBROTOXIN; COMPLEMENT; EGTAZIC ACID;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EGTAZIC ACID; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032990564     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.19.1.26.5337     Document Type: Article

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