Protective role of lung surfactant protein D in a murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2728-2731

  Madan, T ^a   Kishore, U ^a   Singh, M ^a   Strong, P ^a   Hussain, E M ^a   Reid, K B M ^a   Usha Sarma, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; LUNG SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; GLYCOPROTEINS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN D; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS;

EID: 0035081547     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2728-2731.2001     Document Type: Article

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