Identification of candidate genes using the murine model of female genital tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

Drugs of Today

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. B, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Lyons, Joseph M ^a   Igietseme, J U ^b   Black, C M ^b   Morre S A ^c  

^a Integrated Disease Modeling   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

EID: 71249156909     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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