Glyphosate inhibits melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans and prolongs survival of mice after systemic infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1093-1099

  Nosanchuk, Joshua Daniel ^a   Ovalle, Rafael ^c   Casadevall, Arturo ^a,b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLYPHOSATE; LACCASE; LEVODOPA; MELANIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; GLYCINE; LACCASE; LEVODOPA; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

EID: 0035313294     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319272     Document Type: Article

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