Pneumococcal killing in the alveolus. Evidence for a nonphagocytic defense mechanism for early clearance.
D000818:Animals; D001433:Bacteriolysis; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000382:microbiology*; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000276:immunology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology*
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D003165:Complement System Proteins