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Inducible defense mechanism against nitric oxide in Candida albicans.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Jun 2004
Ullmann Breanna D, Myers Hadley, Chiranand Wiriya, Lazzell Anna L, Zhao Qiang, Vega Luis A, Lopez-Ribot Jose L, Gardner Paul R, Gustin Michael C
Abstract excerpt
The yeast Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that threatens patients with compromised immune systems. Immune cell defenses against C. albicans are complex but typically involve the production of reactive oxygen species and nitrogen radicals such as nitric oxide (NO) that damage the yeast or inhibit its growth. Whether Candida defends itself against NO and the molecules responsible for this defense have...
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