Glycogen Levels in Undiluted Genital Fluid and Their Relationship to Vaginal pH, Estrogen, and Progesterone

BACKGROUND: Colonization of the female lower genital tract with Lactobacillus provides protection against STIs and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Growth of genital Lactobacillus is postulated to depend on epithelial cell-produced glycogen. However, the amount of cell-free glycogen in genital fluid avai...

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Autores principales: Mirmonsef, Paria, Hotton, Anna L., Gilbert, Douglas, Gioia, Casey J., Maric, Danijela, Hope, Thomas J., Landay, Alan L., Spear, Gregory T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27093050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153553

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27093050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153553

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