Cell wall proteins of Sporothrix schenckii as immunoprotective agents

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-89

  Alba Fierro, Carlos A ^a   Pérez Torres, Armando ^b   López Romero, Everardo ^c   Cuéllar Cruz, Mayra ^c   Ruiz Baca, Estela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell wall antigens; Cellular and humoral responses; Immunoprotection; Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis

Indexed keywords

ANTÍGENOS DE LA PARED CELULAR; CELL WALL ANTIGENS; CELLULAR AND HUMORAL RESPONSES; ESPOROTRICOSIS; IMMUNOPROTECTION; INMUNOPROTECCIÓN; RESPUESTA INMUNITARIA CELULAR Y HUMORAL; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84893746976     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: 21739188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2013.09.017     Document Type: Short Survey

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