Adherence of Candida albicans to bladder mucosa: Development and application of a tissue explant assay

Mycoses

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-259

  Lyman, C A ^a   Navarro, E ^a   Garrett, K F ^a   Roberts, D D ^a   Pizzo, P A ^a   Walsh, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Candida; Tissue explant assay; Uroepithelium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER MUCOSA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCUBATION TIME; ISOLATED ORGAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RABBITS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; URINARY BLADDER;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032778315     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.1999.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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