Effect of progesterone on Candida albicans vaginal pathogenicity

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 304, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1011-1017

  Alves, Carlos Tiago ^a   Silva, Sónia ^a   Pereira, Leonel ^a   Williams, David W ^b   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Henriques, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Progesterone; RHVE; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM CELL WALL REGULATOR 1; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HWP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOGENICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE SECTION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

EID: 84940165867     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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