Enzymes that Counteract Nitrosative Stress Promote Fungal Virulence

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 1963-1968

  De Jesús Berríos, Marisol ^a   Liu, Limin ^a   Nussbaum, Jesse C ^a   Cox, Gary M ^a   Stamler, Jonathan S ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 10744233399     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.029     Document Type: Article

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