Intracellular crystal formation as a mechanism of cytotoxicity in murine pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2723-2727

  Feldmesser, M ^a   Kress, Y ^a   Casadevall, A ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EOSINOPHILIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LUNG INFECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035083052     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2723-2727.2001     Document Type: Article

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