Estrogen effects on Candida albicans: A potential virulence-regulating mechanism

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1441-1446

  Zhang, Xiaoqian ^a   Essmann, Michael ^a   Burt, Edward T ^a   Larsen, Bryan ^a  

^a DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEAT STRESS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; COUMARINS; DNA PRIMERS; ESTRADIOL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHENOL; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0034109144     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315406     Document Type: Article

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