Balamuthia mandrillaris interactions with human brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1110-1115

  Matin, Abdul ^a   Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah ^a   Jung, Suk Yul ^a   Kwang, Sik Kim ^b   Stins, Monique ^b   Khan, Naveed Ahmed ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GALACTOSE; GALAPTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 34547907084     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47134-0     Document Type: Article

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