Effects of inoculating dose on the kinetics of Chlamydia muridarum genital infection in female mice

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-343

  Carey, Alison J ^a   Cunningham, Kelly A ^a   Hafner, Louise M ^a   Timms, Peter ^a   Beagley, Kenneth W ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia infection; Female reproductive tract; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROSALPINX; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; SALPINGITIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA MURIDARUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA MURIDARUM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 67349153120     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.2009.3     Document Type: Article

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