Effect of gliotoxin on human polymorphonuclear neutrophils

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 168-175

  Shah, D T ^a   Jackman, S ^a   Engle, J ^a   Larsen, B ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Phagocytosis; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; LACTOFERRIN; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; SUPEROXIDE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CANDIDIASIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIOTOXIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LACTOFERRIN; LEUKOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0031765581     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1998)6:4<168::AID-IDOG6>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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