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Research Article

In vivo and in situ imaging of experimental invasive pulmonary aspergillosis using fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy

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Pages 386-395 | Received 23 May 2011, Accepted 23 Aug 2011, Published online: 17 Oct 2011

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