Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Susceptibility to HSV-2 in Vaginal Cells Grown in Air-Liquid Interface
The lower female reproductive tract (FRT) is comprised of the cervix and vagina, surfaces that are continuously exposed to a variety of commensal and pathogenic organisms. Sexually transmitted viruses, such as herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), have to traverse the mucosal epithelial lining of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/9/241 |