Mucosal immunity of the adolescent female genital tract

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-186

  Shrier, Lydia A ^a   Bowman, Frederick P ^b   Lin, Ming ^a   Crowley Nowick, Peggy A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Estradiol; Immunoglobulin; Menstrual cycle; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADOLESCENT; CERVIX MUCUS; CYTOKINES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; PUBERTY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037373705     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00536-0     Document Type: Article

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