Effects of staphylococcal hemolysins on the immune system of vertebrates

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Bownik, Adam ^a   Siwicki, Andrzej K ^b  

^a JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hemolysins; Immune system; Staphylococcal toxins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; BETA HEMOLYSIN; DELTA HEMOLYSIN; GAMMA HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN;

CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 44449176568     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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