Abstract
Iron is essential for Escherichia coli DNA synthesis. Hypoferremia may be an important host defense mechanism. This hypothesis of nutritional immunity was examined.
- Title
- Role of nutritional immunity in bacterial peritonitis
- Creators
- B. W. Loggie (Author) - McGill UniversityE. J. Hinchey (Author) - McGill University
- Additional links
- Cooper, Cary; Finkelstein, Sydney
- Publication Details
- Surgical Forum, Vol.VOL. 36, pp.64-65
- Series
- VOL. 36
- Number of pages
- 2
- Identifiers
- 991005930589502656
- Academic Unit
- Creighton University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article