Dr. Francisco J Candal M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
2750 East Gause Blvd Slidell LA, 70461About
Dr. Francisco Candal practices Pulmonology in Slidell, LA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Candal manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Platelets potentiate brain endothelial alterations induced by Plasmodium falciparum.
- TGF-beta1 released from activated platelets can induce TNF-stimulated human brain endothelium apoptosis: a new mechanism for microvascular lesion during cerebral malaria.
- Possibilities of vaccine manufacture in human diploid cell strains with a serum replacement factor.
- Mammalian tissue culture growth, viral replication, and cultivation using serum replacement factor.
- Inhibition of induced angiogenesis in a human microvascular endothelial cell line by ET-18-OCH3.
- Seeding of vascular grafts with an immortalized human dermal microvascular endothelial cell line.
- Seeding of intracoronary stents with immortalized human microvascular endothelial cells.
- Destruction of human microvascular endothelial cell capillary-like microtubules by Brazilian purpuric fever-associated Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.
- Human microvascular endothelial cell toxicity caused by Brazilian purpuric fever-associated strains of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.
- Human endothelial cells as an alternative to DH82 cells for isolation of
- BMEC-1: a human bone marrow microvascular endothelial cell line with primary cell characteristics.
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