Surfactant protein A (SP-A) enhances Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu) killing and modulates the inflammatory cytokine response to Uu in RAW264.7 cells

R. M. Viscardi, A. C. Wonodi-Okogbule, J. D. Hasday, D. S. Phelps (Baltimore, Hershey, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Miscellaneous respiratory illnesses in children
Session: Miscellaneous respiratory illnesses in children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2451
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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