Neutrophil Responses to Aspergillosis: New Roles for Old Players

Mycopathologia

Volumn 178, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 387-393

  Cunha, Cristina ^a,b   Kurzai, Oliver ^c   Löffler, Jürgen ^d   Aversa, Franco ^e   Romani, Luigina ^f   Carvalho, Agostinho ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal effector function; Aspergillosis; Innate immunity; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 84912086601     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: 15730832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-014-9796-7     Document Type: Article

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