Evaluation of immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) protease and IgA1 protease- inhibitory activity in human female genital infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5826-5832

  Hedges, Spencer R ^a   Mayo, Matthew S ^b   Kallman, Lisa ^a   Mestecky, Jiri ^a,c   Hook III, Edward W ^c   Russell, Michael W ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; PROTEINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0031796439     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.12.5826-5832.1998     Document Type: Article

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