Resistance of MBL gene-knockout mice to experimental systemic aspergillosis.

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Published in Immunol Lett on January 12, 2010

Authors

Karl V Clemons1, Marife Martinez, Ann-Jay Tong, David A Stevens

Author Affiliations

1: California Institute for Medical Research, 2260 Clove Dr, San Jose, CA 95128, United States. clemons@cimr.org

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