Diffusible component from the spore surface of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus which inhibits the macrophage oxidative burst is distinct from gliotoxin and other hyphal toxins

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 796-801

  Mitchell, Colin G ^a   Slight, Joan ^a   Donaldson, Kenneth ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Aurasperone C; Fumagillin; Fumigaclavine C; Gliotoxin; Helvolic acid; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY BURST; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030818389     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.9.796     Document Type: Article

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