Sex hormone modulation of human uterine epithelial cell immune responses

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1082-1087

  Fahey, John V ^a   Schaefer, Todd M ^a   Wira, Charles R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33750933458     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icl036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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