Trichomonad invasion of the mucous layer requires adhesins, mucinases, and motility

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-238

  Lehker, Michael W ^a   Sweeney, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesins; Motility; Mucinases; Mucous layer; Trichomonads

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; HYALURONIDASE; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA MUCOSA;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0032825036     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.4.231     Document Type: Article

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