Cytopathogenic effect of Trichomonas vaginalis on human vaginal epithelial cells cultured in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 4200-4206

  Gilbert, R O ^a   Elia, G ^b   Beach, D H ^c   Klaessig, Suzanne ^a   Singh, B N ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PERIODATE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

EID: 0033946037     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.7.4200-4206.2000     Document Type: Article

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