Immunoregulatory role of intestinal surfactant-like particles during Salmonella typhimurium infection

<p>Surfactants like particles (SLP) are secreted by Intestinal epithelium. These particles have the ability to lower surface tension of intestinal epithelial cells and contain small amounts of surfactant specific proteins A, B, and D. In the intestinal lumen they are known to function as lubri...

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Main Author: M. Hanief Sofi, Archana Bhatnagar, Saveeta Sapra, Akhtar Mahmood, Sidhartha Majumdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v03p0446.htm