Tumor necrosis factor-α response to infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in human fallopian tube organ culture

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1242-1245

  Ault, K A ^a   Tawfik, O W ^a   Smith King, M M ^a   Gunter, J ^a   Terranova, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; cytokines; fallopian tube; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0029966758     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70035-2     Document Type: Article

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