Chlamydial Induction of Hydrosalpinx in 11 Strains of Mice Reveals Multiple Host Mechanisms for Preventing Upper Genital Tract Pathology

The female lower genital tract is constantly exposed to microbial infection, some of which can ascend to and cause pathology such as hydrosalpinx in the upper genital tract, which can affect fertility. To understand host mechanisms for preventing upper genital tract pathology, we screened 11 inbred...

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Main Authors: Chen, Jianlin, Zhang, Hongbo, Zhou, Zhou, Yang, Zhangsheng, Ding, Yiling, Zhou, Zhiguang, Zhong, Edward, Arulanandam, Bernard, Baseman, Joel, Zhong, Guangming
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988139/