Damage to oviduct organ cultures by Gardnerella vaginalis

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 260-265

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Boustouller, Yvonne L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Gardnerella vaginalis; Oviduct organ cultures; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HISTOLOGY; MUCOSA; MUCOSAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OVIDUCT; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE INJURY; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CILIA; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SALPINGITIS;

EID: 79959890873     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: 13652613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2011.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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