Cryptococcus neoformans produces authentic prostaglandin E2 without a cyclooxygenase

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 346-350

  Erb Downward, John R ^b   Huffnagle, Gary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFECT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EUKARYOTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33847204647     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00336-06     Document Type: Article

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