Passive immunization with melanin-binding monoclonal antibodies prolongs survival of mice with lethal Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 3410-3412

  Rosas, A L ^a   Nosanchuk, J D ^a   Casadevall, A ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; LETHALITY; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; LEVODOPA; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 0035063003     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.5.3410-3412.2001     Document Type: Article

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