Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis from the murine genital mucosa does not require perforin-mediated cytolysis or Fas-mediated apoptosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1379-1385

  Perry, Linda L ^a   Feilzer, Karen ^a   Hughes, Scott ^a   Caldwell, Harlan D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; PERFORIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOLYSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HELPER CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA MUCOSA;

EID: 0033015703     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.3.1379-1385.1999     Document Type: Article

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