MUC4 and MUC5B Transcripts Are the Prevalent Mucin Messenger Ribonucleic Acids of the Human Endocervix1
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 60 (1) , 58-64
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.1.58
Abstract
Mucins secreted by the endocervical epithelium protect the surfaces of the reproductive tract epithelium from pathogen penetrance and modulate spermKeywords
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