Life and death in a macrophage: Role of the glyoxylate cycle in virulence

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 657-662

  Lorenz, Michael C ^a   Fink, Gerald R ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYOXYLIC ACID; GLYOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GLYOXYLATES; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036777063     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.1.5.657-662.2002     Document Type: Short Survey

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