The vagina has reducing environment sufficient for activation of Trichomonas vaginalis cysteine proteinases

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Alderete, J F ^a   Provenzano, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteinase; Trichomonas vaginalis; Vagina

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DITHIOTHREITOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 79959954951     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.4.291     Document Type: Article

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