Chlamydial Induction of Hydrosalpinx in 11 Strains of Mice Reveals Multiple Host Mechanisms for Preventing Upper Genital Tract Pathology

Jianlin Chen; Hongbo Zhang; Zhou Zhou; Zhangsheng Yang; Yiling Ding; Zhiguang Zhou; Edward Zhong; Bernard Arulanandam; Joel Baseman; Guangming Zhong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095076

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Chlamydial Induction of Hydrosalpinx in 11 Strains of Mice Reveals Multiple Host Mechanisms for Preventing Upper Genital Tract Pathology

Jianlin Chen,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology and Endocrinology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Hongbo Zhang,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology and Endocrinology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Zhou Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Zhangsheng Yang,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Yiling Ding,

Affiliation Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology and Endocrinology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Zhiguang Zhou,

Affiliation Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology and Endocrinology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Edward Zhong,

Affiliation Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Bernard Arulanandam,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Joel Baseman,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Guangming Zhong

* E-mail: Zhongg@UTHSCSA.EDU

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Chlamydial Induction of Hydrosalpinx in 11 Strains of Mice Reveals Multiple Host Mechanisms for Preventing Upper Genital Tract Pathology

Jianlin Chen,
Hongbo Zhang,
Zhou Zhou,
Zhangsheng Yang,
Yiling Ding,
Zhiguang Zhou,
Edward Zhong,
Bernard Arulanandam,
Joel Baseman,
Guangming Zhong

Published: April 15, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095076

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