Further observations on the murine model of Mycoplasma hominis infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 970-975

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Furr, Patricia M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OCCRYCETIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HYSTERECTOMY; MOUSE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PROGESTERONE; TETRACYCLINE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 77955293900     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.019281-0     Document Type: Article

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