Candida albicans morphogenesis is influenced by estogen

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 744-749

  White, S ^a   Larsen, B ^a,b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Estrogen; Germination; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERMINATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; MORPHOGENESIS; RABBITS; TESTOSTERONE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030663131     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050094     Document Type: Article

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