Role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in a murine model of Chlamydia psittaci-induced abortion

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2110-2116

  Buendía, Antonio J ^a   De Oca, Roberto Montes ^a,b   Navarro, Jose A ^a   Sánchez, Joaquín ^a   Cuello, Francisco ^a   Salinas, Jesus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Campus de Espinardo   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032925894     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.5.2110-2116.1999     Document Type: Article

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