Induction of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by the pneumococcal toxin, pneumolysin (Ply)

Charles Feldman (Johannesburg, South Africa), Jan-Gert Nel, Annette Theron, Chrisna Durandt, Gregory Tintinger, Roger Pool, Timothy Mitchell, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

Source: International Congress 2015 – Advances from translational research in respiratory infections
Session: Advances from translational research in respiratory infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5041
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Charles Feldman (Johannesburg, South Africa), Jan-Gert Nel, Annette Theron, Chrisna Durandt, Gregory Tintinger, Roger Pool, Timothy Mitchell, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman. Induction of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by the pneumococcal toxin, pneumolysin (Ply). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 5041

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