Early inflammatory responses to Candida albicans infection in inbred and complement-deficient mice

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 83-94

  Fulurija, Alma ^a   Ashman, Robert B ^a   Papadimitriou, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Complement; Granulocytes; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOCYTE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029976489     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(96)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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