A Comparison of Lower Genital Tract Glycogen and Lactic Acid Levels in Women and Macaques: Implications for HIV and SIV Susceptibility

Understanding factors that affect heterosexual transmission of HIV in women is of great importance. Lactobacilli in the lower genital tract of women utilize glycogen in vaginal epithelial cells as an energy source and produce lactic acid. The resultant vaginal acidity is believed to provide protecti...

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Asıl Yazarlar: Mirmonsef, Paria, Gilbert, Douglas, Veazey, Ronald S., Wang, Jing, Kendrick, Sabrina R., Spear, Gregory T.
Materyal Türü: Artigo
Dil:Inglês
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2012
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Animal Studies
Online Erişim:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3251838/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21595610
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2011.0071
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