Effect of cytokines on anticryptococcal activity of human microglial cells

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 410-411

  Lipovsky, Myriam M ^a,b   Juliana, Amadu E ^a,b   Gekker, Genya ^a   Hu, Shuxian ^a   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^b   Peterson, Phillip K ^a,c  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FETUS; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031803676     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.5.3.410-411.1998     Document Type: Short Survey

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