The possible role of yeast cell walls in modifying cellular response to chlorhexidine diacetate

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 345, 1996, Pages 123-135

  Hiom, Sarah J ^a,c   Furr, J R ^a   Russell, A D ^a   Hann, A C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine diacetate; Relative porosity; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast cell walls

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUCAN; MANNAN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL WALL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; GLUCANS; MANNANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERMEABILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030337596     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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