Characteristic biological effects of itraconazole on L929 fibroblasts and their cell membrane

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-40

  Abe, Shigeru ^a   Ochi, Hisako ^b   Takahashi, Yukiko ^b   Ishijima, Sanae A ^b   Osumi, Masako ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Cell membrane; Itraconazole (ITCZ); L929 fibroblast; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Vincristine

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034096429     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560050047     Document Type: Article

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