Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) increase mucus viscoelasticity

R. Linssen (Amsterdam, Netherlands), G. Chai (Richmond, United States of America), J. Ma (Richmond, United States of America), A. Kummarapurugu (Richmond, United States of America), J. Van Woensel (Amsterdam, Netherlands), R. Bem (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Kaler (College Park, United States of America), G. Duncan (College Park, United States of America), L. Zhou (Richmond, United States of America), B. Rubin (Richmond, United States of America), Q. Xu (Richmond, United States of America)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Different aspects of paediatric viral and bacterial lung infections
Session: Different aspects of paediatric viral and bacterial lung infections
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1165
Disease area: Airway diseases

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