Mouse model of pulmonary cavitary tuberculosis and expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9

• Main Authors: Alvaro A. Ordonez (Author), Rokeya Tasneen (Author), Supriya Pokkali (Author), Ziyue Xu (Author), Paul J. Converse (Author), Mariah H. Klunk (Author), Daniel J. Mollura (Author), Eric L. Nuermberger (Author), Sanjay K. Jain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cavitation is a key pathological feature of human tuberculosis (TB), and is a well-recognized risk factor for transmission of infection, relapse after treatment and the emergence of drug resistance. Despite intense interest in the mechanisms underlying cavitation and its negative impact on treatment...