Professional phagocytes: Predators and prey of microorganisms

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 97-100

  Krause, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Phagocytosis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICROORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NADPH OXIDASE; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0034728140     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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