Mitigating the harm caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects up to 100,000 people worldwide. Defects in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene cause abnormally viscid secretions at epithelial surfaces. In the lungs the abnormal secretions reduce clearance of both pathogens and sputum, predisposing to recurrent lun...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/77908/ |