The effect of the pneumococcal toxin, pneumolysin on brain ependymal cilia

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 303-309

  Mohammed, B J ^a   Mitchell, T J ^a   Andrew, P W ^a   Hirst, R A ^a   O'Callaghan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain ependymal cilia; Cilia; Meningitis; Pneumolysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PNEUMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPENDYMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPODIUM; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032727869     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0306     Document Type: Article

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