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Collectins link innate and adaptive immunity in allergic airway disease

Although the lipoprotein complex of pulmonary surfactant has long been recognized as essential for reducing lung surface tension, its role in lung immune host defense has only relatively recently been elucidated. Surfactant-associated proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) can attenuate bacterial and viral...

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Main Authors: Ledford, Julie G., Pastva, Amy M., Wright, Jo Rae
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638252/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20418258
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753425910368446
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