Antifungal activity of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes against yeast cells of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-267

  Kurita, N ^a   Oarada, M ^a   Ito, E ^a   Miyaji, M ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interferon ; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Polymorphonuclear leucocytes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 8; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CELL LYSATE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST CELL;

CELL DIVISION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; NEUTROPHILS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; YEASTS;

FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0032839388     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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