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Antimicrobial activity of human cervical mucus

The antibacterial activity of human cervical mucus (CM) was examined on standardized microbial colonized agar plates (agar diffusion test). In parallel, the lysozyme content of CM was determined by means of a turbidimetric test system in aliquots of the same CM specimens. Suspensions of living lyoph...

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Main Authors: Eggert-Kruse, Waltraud (Author) , Botz, Isabel (Author) , Pohl, Sabine (Author) , Rohr, Gerhard (Author) , Strowitzki, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 April 2000
In: Human reproduction
Year: 2000, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 778-784
ISSN:1460-2350
DOI:10.1093/humrep/15.4.778
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/15.4.778
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/15/4/778/706421
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Author Notes:Waltraud Eggert-Kruse, Isabel Botz, Sabine Pohl, Gerhard Rohr and Thomas Strowitzki
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Summary:The antibacterial activity of human cervical mucus (CM) was examined on standardized microbial colonized agar plates (agar diffusion test). In parallel, the lysozyme content of CM was determined by means of a turbidimetric test system in aliquots of the same CM specimens. Suspensions of living lyophilized Micrococcus lysedeikticus were used as bacterial substrate. Testing was performed in a total of 133 CM samples, obtained at mid-cycle from sexually active women from unselected infertile couples with a median age of 30 (range 21–42) years.
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ISSN:1460-2350
DOI:10.1093/humrep/15.4.778

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