Investigation of Galectin-3 interaction with N. meningitidis and its dimerization with laminin receptor

Meningococcal meningitis from the causative organism Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of meningitis globally. This bacterium is among a limited number of pathogens that have the propensity to cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) vasculature causing meningitis. It has been recently demonstr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alqahtani, Fulwah Yahya Saleh
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12919/