Identification and evaluation of a major cytotoxin of A. fumigatus

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 89-97

  Madan, Taruna ^a   Arora, Naveen ^a   Usha Sarma, P ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asp fl; Aspergillus fumigatus; Cytotoxicity; Eukaryotic cell lines; Internalisation; Major allergen

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CYTOTOXIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONENSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERNALIZATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOTOXINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MAMMALS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031056931     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006823706119     Document Type: Article

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