Physiological functions of fungus-derived prostaglandin E₂ in Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus that colonizes various barrier tissue sites in humans asymptomatically. However, under specific conditions, the fungus can turn pathogenic and provoke diseases. C. albicans has been observed to produce the lipid molecule, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), both in vitr...
Main Author: | Leong, Royston Weng Onn |
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Other Authors: | Norman Pavelka |
Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72847 |
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