Innate immunity and mucus structure and function

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 279, Issue , 2006, Pages 155-166

  Sheehan, John K ^a   Kesimer, Mehmet ^a   Pickles, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MUCINS; MUCUS; PEPTIDES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33847716294     PISSN: 15282511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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