Acanthamoeba pathogenicity for corneal cells

Journal of Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-316

  Kinnear, Frances B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Corneal epithelial cells; Cytopathogenicity; Epithelial barrier; Keratocytes

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DILUTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAMMAL CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS;

EID: 5044245994     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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