Antifungal properties of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) against Aspergillus spp. in vitro

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 655-657

  Lass Flörl, Cornelia ^a   Wiedauer, Barbara ^a   Mayr, Astrid ^a   Kirchmair, Martin ^b   Jenewein, Ilse ^a   Ledochowski, Maximilian ^c   Dierich, Manfred P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus spp.; Human platelets; Serotonin; Serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036214857     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00174     Document Type: Article

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