Fungal killing by mammalian phagocytic cells
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Fungal killing by mammalian phagocytic cells.
Phagocytes are considered the most important effector cells in the immune response against fungal infections. To exert their role, they must recognize the invading fungi, internalise, and kill them within the phagosome. Major advances in the field have elucidated the roles of pattern-recognition receptors in the innate immunity sensing and the importance of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Microbiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1369-5274
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.05.011