Antibacterial activity of human prostasomes

Prostate

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-286

  Carlsson, Lena ^a   Påhlson, Carl ^b   Bergquist, Magnus ^b   Ronquist, Gunnar ^a,c   Stridsberg, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Bacillus megaterium; Chromogranin; Prostasomes; Semen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CELL WALL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGANELLES; PROSTATE; SEMEN;

EID: 0033849453     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0045(20000901)44:4<279::AID-PROS4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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