Actions of spermicidal and virucidal agents on electrogenic ion transfer across human vaginal epithelium in vitro

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 219-225

  Levin, Roy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; FUROSEMIDE; NONOXINOL 9; OUABAIN; SODIUM ION; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; ION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 0030686548     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00050.x     Document Type: Article

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