Hamycin treatment of candidiasis in normal and diabetic rats

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-180

  Dhuley, Jayant N ^a  

^a Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; diabetic rat; Hamycin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HAMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KIDNEY; LIVER; POLYENES; RATS;

EID: 0032861946     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00138-8     Document Type: Article

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