Mucosal immunity in the genital tract: Prospects for vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases. A review

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-63

  Russell, Michael W ^a   Hedges, Spencer R ^a   Wu, Hong Yin ^a   Hook III, Edward W ^b   Mestecky, Jiri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Center for Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cytokines; Gonorrhea; Mucosal immunization; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GONORRHEA; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033019716     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00466.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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