Metergoline-induced cell death in Candida krusei

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-309

  Kang, Kai ^a   Wong, Kin Sing ^a   Fong, Wing Ping ^a   Tsang, Paul Wai Kei ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Candida krusei; DNA fragmentation; Metergoline; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BIOMARKER; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HOMEOSTASIS; LIGAND; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; OXYGEN; YEAST;

ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 79952009346     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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