Biomolecular events involved in the establishment of brain anticandidal resistance

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Mazzolla, Rosanna ^a   Barluzzi, Roberta ^a   Puliti, Manuela ^a   Saleppico, Silvia ^a   Mosci, Paolo ^a   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Blasi, Elisabetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain function; Candida albicans; Cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030050278     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00142-5     Document Type: Article

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