Use of Galleria mellonella larvae to evaluate the in vivo anti-fungal activity of [Ag2(mal)(phen)3]

BioMetals

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-467

  Rowan, Raymond ^a   Moran, Ciara ^a   McCann, Malachy ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candida albicans; Galleria; Insect; Silver(I)

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GENE ACTIVATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INOCULATION; INSECT; LARVA; MOTH; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL TIME; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; LARVA; MOTHS; PHENANTHROLINES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SILVER NITRATE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 67349115960     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-008-9182-3     Document Type: Article

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