Testicular infection: microorganisms, clinical implications and host-pathogen interaction

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Bhushan, Sudhanshu ^a   Schuppe, Hans Christian ^a   Fijak, Monika ^a   Meinhardt, Andreas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Infection; Infertility; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Testis; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

EPIDIDYMIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTICULAR INFECTION; TESTIS DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 70449705854     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.07.007     Document Type: Review

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