Organotypic raft cultures for the in vitro evaluation of vaginal microbicidal agents: Microbicides have epithelium-specific effects when repeatedly added onto organotypic human keratinocyte cultures

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Aebischer, Florence ^a   Mcdougall, James K ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHOLIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0031024871     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199702000-00003     Document Type: Article

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