Lung injury induced by mycobacterial cell walls: Effects on connective tissue

Intravenous injection of cell walls from Mycobacterium bovis strain BCG results in increased lung mass in the rat 4 months after injection. Histologically, there is a simultaneous increase in interstitial material and the formation of granulomata. The granulomata do not show increased staining for c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental and molecular pathology 1981-12, Vol.35 (3), p.380-387
Hauptverfasser:	Laughlin, Judith A., Harris, Steven C., Fine, Ronald, Collins, James F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Cell Wall Collagen - metabolism Connective Tissue - metabolism Connective Tissue - pathology DNA - metabolism Elastin - metabolism Female Granuloma - pathology Lung Diseases - pathology Mycobacterium bovis Rats Rats, Inbred F344
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