Effect of pneumolysin on rat brain ciliary function: Comparison of brain slices with cultured ependymal cells

Pediatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 381-384

  Hirst, Robert A ^a   Rutman, Andrew ^a   Sikand, Kulvinder ^a   Andrew, Peter W ^a   Mitchell, Timothy J ^b   O'Callaghan, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; EPENDYMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033998284     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200003000-00016     Document Type: Article

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