Protective Effects of Antioxidant Enzymes of Candida albicans against Oxidative Killing by Macrophages

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-122

  Kim, Hye Jin ^a   Na, Byoung Kuk ^a   Kim, Moon Bo ^a   Choi, Duk Young ^a   Song, Chid Yong ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Candida albicans; Macrophages; Oxidative killing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012997898     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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