The cytoplasmic membrane is a primary target for the staphylocidal action of thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4795-4800

  Koo, Su Pin ^a   Yeaman, Michael R ^a,b   Nast, Cynthia C ^b,c   Bayer, Arnold S ^a,b  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGLUTINATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030829207     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4795-4800.1997     Document Type: Article

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