Chlamydia trachomatis enhances the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in an in vitro model of the human fallopian tube infection

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1377-1383

  Ault, Kevin A ^a   Kelly, Kathleen A ^b   Ruther, Paul E ^a   Izzo, Angelo A ^c   Izzo, Linda S ^c   Sigar, Ira M ^c   Ramsey, Kyle H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Fallopian tube; Matrix metalloproteinase

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCAR FORMATION; SUPERNATANT; TISSUE CULTURE; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036855746     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.126850     Document Type: Article

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