Expression and activation of complement protein and alveolar damage during Pneumocystis pneumonia.

J Eukaryot Microbiol

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1120 South Drive, Fesler Hall Rm 406, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.

Published: October 2007

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