Binding of resting platelets to Candida albicans germ tubes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3752-3757

  Robert, Raymond ^a,d   Mahaza, Chetaou ^a   Miegeville, Michel ^b   Ponton, Jose ^c   Marot Leblond, Agnès ^a   Senet, Jean Marcel ^a  

^a UFR des Sci Medicales et P   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION;

EID: 0029781164     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3752-3757.1996     Document Type: Article

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