Neutrophil defense in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation: Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and defensins in graft-derived neutrophils

Transplantation

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1522-1526

  Levy, Ofer ^a   Sisson, Richard B ^a   Fryer, Hamilton E ^a   Goldmann, Donald ^a   Valore, Erika ^a   Ganz, Tomas ^a   White, Mark L ^a   Carroll, Stephen F ^a   Lehmann, Leslie ^a   Guinan, Eva C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY INCREASING PROTEIN; DEFENSIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POLYPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037093453     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200205150-00027     Document Type: Article

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