Exocellular proteolytic activity of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: Cleavage of components associated with the basement membrane

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-348

  Puccia, R ^a   Carmona, A K ^a   Gesztesi, J L ^a   Juliano, L ^a   Travassos, L R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Exocellular proteinase; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; PROTEINASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SUPERNATANT;

BOVINAE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 33746431354     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219880000541     Document Type: Article

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