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Research Article

SINGLE-CHAIN UROKINASE IN EMPYEMA INDUCED BY PASTURELLA MULTOCIDA

Steven IdellThe Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Moon Jun Na
,
Huai Liao
,
A. E. Gazar
,
Wonder DrakeDepartment of Microbiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
,
Kirk B. LaneDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
,
Kathy KoenigThe Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
,
Andrey KomissarovThe Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
,
Torry TuckerThe Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
&
Richard W. Light
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Pages 665-681 | Received 23 Dec 2008, Accepted 18 Feb 2009, Published online: 06 Nov 2009

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