Ultrastructure of the murine cervix following infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 446-452

  Phillips, David M ^a   Burillo, Christine A ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Chlamydia; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually transmitted infections; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MICROVILLUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RETICULUM CELL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; MURINAE;

EID: 0031694357     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(98)80058-X     Document Type: Article

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