Increased tissue resistance in the nude mouse against Candida albicans without altering strain-dependent differences in susceptibility

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-203

  Fulurija, A ^a   Ashman, R B ^a   Papadimitriou, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Nude mice; Resistance; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TISSUE REACTION;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 79961231823     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001141     Document Type: Article

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