The interaction of Acanthamoeba spp. with activated macrophages and with macrophage cell lines

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 452-458

  Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a   Toney, Denise M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated macrophages; Cytokines; Cytopathogenicity; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AMEBIC KERATITIS; CELL LINE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOKINE; GRANULOMATOUS AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; INTERFERON; MACROPHAGE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 0032128188     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05099.x     Document Type: Article

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