Murine aerosol challenge model of anthrax

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2689-2698

  Loving, Crystal L ^a   Kennett, Mary ^b   Lee, Gloria M ^a   Grippe, Vanessa K ^a   Merkel, Tod J ^a,c  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; REAGENT;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LUNG; MICE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 34249880799     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01875-06     Document Type: Article

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