Effect of instillation of ultrafine carbon black into the lower airway of mice on mortality from Streptococcus pneumoniae

A. Tellabati, P. Andrew, J. Grigg (Leicester, London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Mechanisms of respiratory infections: interaction between the pathogen and the host
Session: Mechanisms of respiratory infections: interaction between the pathogen and the host
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2298
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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