Cystic fibrosis: Ironing out the problem of infection?

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Reid, David W ^a,d   Anderson, Gregory J ^b   Lamont, Iain L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CFTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AMELOBLAST; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IRON; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 49049107020     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90299.2008     Document Type: Note

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