The effect of estradiol on Candida albicans growth

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-156

  Gujjar, Priyamuada R ^a   Finucane, Marcia ^a   Larsen, Bryan ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; VAGINA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030961828     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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