Macrophages are increased in cervical epithelium of women with cervicitis
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Macrophages are increased in cervical epithelium of women with cervicitis.
BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) are major causes of morbidity in women. The mechanisms involved in establishment of genital mucosal infection are poorly defined. OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in cervical epithelial (CE) CD45+ cell subpopulations in women with microscopic evidence of cervicitis (n=9) and those without (n=12). METHODS CE samples were obtained using cytobrus...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.366