(1→3)-β-D-glucanemia in deep mycosis

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-273

  Obayashi, Taminori ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Fungal infections

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FACTOR G; GLUCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD LEVEL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; TACHYPLEUS TRIDENTATUS;

EID: 0031465527     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09629359791604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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