Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection induces protracted neutrophil degranulation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3680-3683

  Choi, Kyoung Seong ^a   Grab, Dennis J ^a   Dumler, J Stephen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD66B ANTIGEN; GELATINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DEGRANULATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; TISSUE INJURY;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD11B; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL DEGRANULATION; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 2542576378     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.6.3680-3683.2004     Document Type: Article

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