Studies on the Toxin of Aspergillus fumigatus

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 385-391

  Yokota, Katsushi ^a   Kamaguchi, Arihide ^b   Sakaguchi, Osamu ^a  

^a Tokoku College of Pharmacy ^*  (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; RIBOFLAVIN; ROSE BENGAL; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGUS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYES; HEMOLYSINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYCOTOXINS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0021257870     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1984.tb00690.x     Document Type: Article

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