Monitoring internalization of Histoplasma capsulatum by mammalian cell lines using a fluorometric microplate assay

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-22

  Scott, A J ^a   Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungus; Intracellular; Pathogen; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCOFLUOR WHITE; FLUORESCENT DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL LINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HISTIOCYTIC LYMPHOMA; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034003984     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.38.1.15.22     Document Type: Article

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