| Literature DB >> 15271952 |
Karl V Clemons1, Jimmy L Spearow, Rachana Parmar, Marife Espiritu, David A Stevens.
Abstract
We compared susceptibility to Candida vaginitis in derived murine substrains differing in sensitivity to estrogen (CD-1 and CD10, resistant; CD3 and C57BL/6 responsive), and in F1 crosses. The order of decreasing resistance was CD-1 > or = CD10 > or = CD10 x CD3F1 > CD10 x B6F1 > CD3 > C57BL/6 and correlated with estrogen responsiveness in endocrine disruptor assays. Resistance to Candida vaginitis appears additive in CD10 x B6F1 animals and dominant in CD10 x CD3F1 animals.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15271952 PMCID: PMC470601 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.8.4878-4880.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441