Role of gamma interferon in controlling murine chlamydial genital tract infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5518-5521

  Ito, James I ^a   Lyons, Joseph M ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032830635     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5518-5521.1999     Document Type: Article

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