Lactic acid alleviates stress: good for female genital tract homeostasis, bad for protection against malignancy

Women are unique from all other mammals in that lactic acid is present at high levels in the vagina during their reproductive years. This dominance may have evolved in response to the unique human lifestyle and a need to optimally protect pregnant women and their fetuses from endogenous and exogenou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cell Stress & Chaperones. - Elsevier. - 23(2018), 3, Seite 297-302
1. Verfasser: Witkin, Steven S. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Cell Stress & Chaperones
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Health sciences Physical sciences