CONJUNCTIVA CONTAINS FACTOR INHIBITING GROWTH OF CANDIDA ALBICANS.
Intact conjunctiva and conjunctival extracts have a strong inhibitory effect upon Candida albicans. The fungistatic effect is not attributable to antimetabolic action and is not caused by lysozyme or tears, neither of which inhibit growth and viability of Candida albicans.
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D002175:Candida; D002176:Candida albicans; D003228:Conjunctiva; D010600:Pharmacology; D012106:Research; D014020:Tissue Extracts
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014020:Tissue Extracts
ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CONJUNCTIVA; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; PHARMACOLOGY; TISSUE EXTRACTS