Augmented inhibition of growth of Candida albicans by neutrophils in the presence of lactoferrin

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Okutomi, Takafumi ^a   Abe, Shigeru ^a   Tansho, Shigeru ^a   Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki ^b   Kawase, Kouzou ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Lactoferrin; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NEUTROPHILS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030753778     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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