| Literature DB >> 12117983 |
Yuxuan Jin1, Lone Dons, Krister Kristensson, Martin E Rottenberg.
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By using mice genomically lacking the mononuclear phagocytic growth factor colony-stimulating factor 1 and thereby deficient in macrophage and dendritic cell populations, we show that these cells play a dual role: they constitute a major defense against systemic infection but also facilitate cerebral bacterial invasion by Listeria monocytogenes.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12117983 PMCID: PMC128173 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.8.4682-4686.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441