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Structure-Function Relationships of C-Reactive Protein in Bacterial Infection
One host defense function of C-reactive protein (CRP) is to protect against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection as shown by experiments employing murine models of pneumococcal infection. The protective effect of CRP is due to reduction in bacteremia. There is a distinct relationship between the struc...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6400226/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30863393 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00166 |