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Cervicovaginal mucus barrier properties during pregnancy are impacted by the vaginal microbiome
INTRODUCTION: Mucus in the female reproductive tract acts as a barrier that traps and eliminates pathogens and foreign particles via steric and adhesive interactions. During pregnancy, mucus protects the uterine environment from ascension of pathogens and bacteria from the vagina into the uterus, a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10103693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065197 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1015625 |