Genetic control of susceptibility to group A streptococcal infection in mice

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 846-852

  Medina, E ^a   Goldmann, O ^a   Rohde, M ^a   Lengeling, A ^a   Chhatwals, G S ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, SCID; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0035479288     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323292     Document Type: Article

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