Murine natural killer cells are fungicidal to Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Published in Infect Immun on May 01, 1991

Authors

M R Hidore1, N Nabavi, F Sonleitner, J W Murphy

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190.

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