Imidazole-induced morphological abnormalities of mitochondria of Candida albicans

Mycoses

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 481-486

  Yang, Hyeong Cheol ^a   Taguchi, H ^a   Nishimura, K ^a   Miyaji, M ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Carbocyanine; Fluorescence microscopy; Imidazoles; Mitochondria; Morphology; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0032408469     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1998.tb00710.x     Document Type: Article

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