Opsonization of Staphylococcus aureus protects endothelial cells from damage by phagocytosing polymorphonuclear leukocytes
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Phagocytosing Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.55.6.1455-1460.1987