Differentiation of Fonsecaea pedrosoi mycelial forms into sclerotic cells is induced by platelet-activating factor

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 689-695

  Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Kneipp, Lucimar F ^a,b   Lopes, Angela H ^a   Travassos, Luiz R ^b   Meyer Fernandes, José R ^a   Rodrigues, Marcio L ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemical constituents; Fonsecaea pedrosoi; Platelet activating factor (PAF); Sclerotic cells

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENYLPHOSPHATASE; CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LECTIN; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID; MANNOSE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PROPRANOLOL; RHAMNOSE; STEARIC ACID; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FONSECAEA; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI;

EID: 0345708211     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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