Inhibition of the alveolar macrophage oxidative burst by a diffusible component from the surface of the spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

BACKGROUND: Aspergillus fumigatus is a fungus that grows on dead and decaying organic matter in the environment and whose spores are present ubiquitously in the air. The fungus causes a range of diseases in the human lung. A study was undertaken to demonstrate and partially characterise an inhibitor...

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Main Authors: Slight, J., Nicholson, W. J., Mitchell, C. G., Pouilly, N., Beswick, P. H., Seaton, A., Donaldson, K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1090674/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8733491
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