Cystic Fibrosis Pigs Develop Lung Disease and Exhibit Defective Bacterial Eradication at Birth
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- 28 April 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Translational Medicine
- Vol. 2 (29), 29ra31
- https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3000928
Abstract
The lungs of just-born piglets with cystic fibrosis fail to efficiently eliminate bacteria, suggesting that lung problems in cystic fibrosis patients may be secondary to impaired antibacterial defense mechanisms.Keywords
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