Suppression of mycelia formation by NO produced endogenously in Candida tropicalis

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-213

  Wilken, Marita ^a   Huchzermeyer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Development; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0033063093     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(99)80100-9     Document Type: Article

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