Mechanisms of infertility in genital tract infections due to chlamydia psittaci transmitted through contaminated semen

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 95-104

  Bowen, R A ^a   Spears, P ^a   Storz, J ^a   Seidel, G E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MICROORGANISM; PREGNANCY; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORSES; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; ORNITHOSIS; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UTERUS; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0017864576     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/138.1.95     Document Type: Article

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