Recognition of the fungal cell wall by innate immune receptors

Current Fungal Infection Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-185

  Specht, Charles A ^a   Levitz, Stuart M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CELL RECEPTOR; CHITIN; COMPLEMENT; DECTIN 1; ERGOSTEROL; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

CELL WALL; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW;

EID: 79951975149     PISSN: 19363761     EISSN: 1936377X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12281-009-0023-9     Document Type: Review

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