Cholesterol sulfate protects Candida albicans from inhibition by sphingosine in vitro

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 549-552

  Payne, Candia D ^a   Ray, Thomas L ^a   Downing, Donald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; Epidermis; Ethanol; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0029960870     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12344007     Document Type: Article

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