Interaction of fungal spores with the lungs: Distribution and retention of inhaled puffball (Calvatia excipuliformis) spores

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 92-100

  Geiser, Marianne ^a   Leupin, Nicolas ^a   Maye, Isabelle ^a   Im Hof, Vinzenz ^b   Gehr, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Basidiospores; Disector; Fractionator; Hamster; Lung; Macrophages; Retentio n; Stereology; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; LUNG STRUCTURE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0033942151     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2000.107753     Document Type: Article

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