Response activity of alveolar macrophages in pulmonary dysfunction caused by Leptospira infection

Leptopspirosis is a syndrome with different clinical manifestations including the most severe and often fatal forms of pulmonary disease of unknown etiology. Pulmonary injury during the inflammatory process has been associated with the excessive number of alveolar macrophages (AMs) and polymorphonuc...

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Main Authors: M. Marinho, I. S. Oliveira-Júnior, S. H.V Perri, J. R. Peiró, T. F. Pavanelli, R. Salomão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000100005