Staphylocidal action of thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein is influenced by microenvironment and target cell growth phase

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3758-3764

  Koo, S U Pin ^a   Yeaman, Michael R ^a,b   Bayer, Arnold S ^a,b  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0029739334     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3758-3764.1996     Document Type: Article

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