Trichomonas vaginalis polyamine metabolism is linked to host cell adherence and cytotoxicity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2602-2610

  Garcia, Ana F ^a   Benchimol, M ^b   Alderete, J F ^a,c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYAMINES; PUTRESCINE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 17644422236     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.5.2602-2610.2005     Document Type: Article

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