Role of a-1 antitrypsin in lung protective immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in mice

L. Ostermann (Hannover, Germany), R. Maus (Hannover, Germany), J. Stolper (Hannover, Germany), L. Schütte (Hannover, Germany), K. Katsarou (Hannover, Germany), C. Mueller (Worcester, United States of America), S. Janciauskiene (Hannover, Germany), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), U. Maus (Hannover, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Translational science in respiratory infections
Session: Translational science in respiratory infections
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 2332
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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