Influenza A viruses target type II pneumocytes in the human lung.
Weinheimer VK, Becher A, Tönnies M, Holland G, Knepper J, Bauer TT, Schneider P, Neudecker J, Rückert JC, Szymanski K, Temmesfeld-Wollbrueck B, Gruber AD, Bannert N, Suttorp N, Hippenstiel S, Wolff T, Hocke AC.
Weinheimer VK, et al.
J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 1;206(11):1685-94. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis455. Epub 2012 Jul 24.
J Infect Dis. 2012.
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However, it is unknown whether this cellular tropism contributes to high viral virulence because the primary target cells of other influenza viruses have not been systematically studied. METHODS: We provide the first comparison of the replication, tropism, and cytok …
However, it is unknown whether this cellular tropism contributes to high viral virulence because the primary target cells of other influe …