Increased susceptibility to otitis media in a Splunc1-deficient mouse model

• Main Authors: Jennifer A. Bartlett (Author), David K. Meyerholz (Author), Christine L. Wohlford-Lenane (Author), Paul W. Naumann (Author), Nita H. Salzman (Author), Paul B. McCray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear) is one of the most common diseases of early childhood. Susceptibility to otitis is influenced by a number of factors, including the actions of innate immune molecules secreted by the epithelia lining the nasopharynx, middle ear and Eustachian tube. The S...