Mouse Lung Cross-sections (IMAGE)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Mouse Lung Cross-sections

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These are side-by-side cross-sections of virus-infected mouse lungs illustrate the critical role of the cellular molecule NOD2 in host defense. The cross-section on the left is from a normal mouse with healthy lungs; the one on the right is from a NOD2-deficient mouse with pneumonia.

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Figure courtesy Dr. Santanu Bose laboratory / Nature Immunology

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