title: The innate immune system: gatekeeper to the female reproductive tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA. Charles.R.Wira@Dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wira
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Fahey
mesh_terms: D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol