Characterizations of neutral lipid fatty acids and cis-9,10-epoxy octadecanoic acid in Pneumocystis carinii carinii

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4105-4114

  Kaneshiro, Edna S ^a   Ellis, Jayne E ^a   Guo, Zengkui ^a   Jayasimhulu, Koka ^b   Nicholas Maiorano, J ^a   Kallam, Kathryn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; STEARIC ACID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029797957     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4105-4114.1996     Document Type: Article

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