Kinetics of infection and effects on placental cell populations in a murine model of Chlamydia psittaci-induced abortion

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2128-2134

  Buendía, Antonio J ^a,c   Sánchez, Joaquín ^a   Martínez, María C ^a   Cámara, Paulina ^a   Navarro, Jose A ^a   Rodolakis, Annie ^b   Salinas, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Campus de Espinardo   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 2642676043     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2128-2134.1998     Document Type: Article

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