Hormone therapy alters the composition of the vaginal microflora in ovariectomized rats

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-759

  Bezirtzoglou, E ^a   Voidarou, Ch ^b   Papadaki, A ^b   Tsiotsias, A ^b   Kotsovolou, O ^b   Konstandi, M ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TIBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTRUS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; NORPREGNENES; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; RATTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 42649115172     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-007-9317-z     Document Type: Article

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