Expression and activation of complement protein and alveolar damage during pneumocystis pneumonia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Lasbury, Mark E ^a   Durant, Pamela J ^a   Tschang, Dennis ^a   Wang, Shao Hung ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a   Liao, Chung Ping ^a   Lee, Chao Hung ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A;

PROTEIN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG LAVAGE; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C5A; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 33751364291     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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