Quantitative assessment of microbicide-induced injury in the ovine vaginal epithelium using confocal microendoscopy

Quantitative assessment of microbicide-induced injury in the ovine vaginal epithelium using confocal microendoscopy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The development of safe topical microbicides that can preserve the integrity of cervicovaginal tract epithelial barrier is of great interest as this may minimize the potential for increased susceptibility to STI infections. High reso...

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Main Authors: Vargas Gracie, Patrikeev Igor, Wei Jingna, Bell Brent, Vincent Kathleen, Bourne Nigel, Motamedi Massoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Benzalkonium chloride
Confocal endomicroscopy
Epithelial disruption
Imaging
Microbicides
Nonoxynol-9
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/48

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