Interaction between trichomonas vaginalis and human spermatozoa in the female genital tract: Papanicolaou-stained cervical smear findings [4]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 357-359

  Mali, Bapurao N ^a   Hazari, Kamal T ^a   Meherji, Pervin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Spermatozoa; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPERMATOZOON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 33744814629     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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