Nasal associated lymphoid tissue & M cells, a window to persistent streptococcal infections

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 57-60

  Cleary, P Patrick ^a   Zhang, Yugen ^a   Park, Hae Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Invasion; M cells; Mouse model; Spesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTESTINE FLORA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; NASAL ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; NOSE MUCOSA; PHARYNGITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSIL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NASAL CAVITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 3442889107     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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