Trichomonas vaginalis, a model mucosal parasite

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-173

  Alderete, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteinases; Cytoadherence; Environmental regulation; Immune evasion; Nutrient acquisition; Pathogenesis; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; COMPLEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0032800977     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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