Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with a polarized monolayer of epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4836-4842

  Pujol, Céline ^a   Eugène, Emmanuel ^a   De Martin, Luc Saint ^b   Nassif, Xavier ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL ADHESION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 1842410125     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4836-4842.1997     Document Type: Article

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