Lung epithelium as a sentinel and effector system in pneumonia--molecular mechanisms of pathogen recognition and signal transduction.

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Published in Respir Res on July 08, 2006

Authors

Stefan Hippenstiel1, Bastian Opitz, Bernd Schmeck, Norbert Suttorp

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany. stefan.hippenstiel@charite.de

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