The invasive behaviour of Cryptococcus neoformans: A possibility of direct access to the central nervous system?

Mycopathologia

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Gomes, Nildete G L ^a   Boni, Michelle ^a   Primo, Cândida C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Experimental Cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0031429729     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006809522931     Document Type: Article

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