Expression of C-reactive protein in the human respiratory tract

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1747-1754

  Gould, J M ^a   Weiser, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PHARYNX; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPUTUM; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035115645     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1747-1754.2001     Document Type: Article

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