Differences in the BAL proteome after <it>Klebsiella pneumoniae </it>infection in wild type and SP-A-/- mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) has been shown to play a variety of roles related to lung host defense function. Mice lacking SP-A are more susceptible to infection than wild type C57BL/6 mice. We studied bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) pro...

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Main Authors: Mikerov Anatoly N, Haque Rizwanul, Umstead Todd M, Ali Mehboob, Freeman Willard M, Floros Joanna, Phelps David S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Proteome Science
Online Access:http://www.proteomesci.com/content/8/1/34