The Role of Caveolin-1 and Surfactant Protein A as Regulators of Airway Hyperreactivity and Inflammation Following Innate Immune Challenges

<p>The lung is a unique organ, taking a key part physiology but also playing a vital role in host defense. The lung has therefore developed a complex innate immune system that includes ciliated mucus producing cells that trap and remove larger particles in the larger airways and a specialized...

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Main Author: Hsia, Bethany Joy
Other Authors: Wright, Jo Rae
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5008