Roles of Activated Macrophages in Host Defense Mechanisms Against Candida Infection

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-227

  Abe, Shigeru ^a   Tansho, Shigeru ^a   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; ginseng; host defense; macrophage; TNF

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008370153     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.38.223     Document Type: Article

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