Superoxide dismutase in Cryptococcus neoformans varieties gattii, grubii, and neoformans

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-109

  Dias, A L T ^a   Brigagao M R P L ^b   Colepicolo, P ^a   Squeira, A M ^c   Da Silva, E G ^a   Paula, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Ciências Exatas   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cryptococcus neoformans; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33644543468     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000100021     Document Type: Article

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