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Exocervix

Known as: Ectocervix, ectocervical 
The portion of the cervix that extends into the vaginal vault, and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium.
National Institutes of Health

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Cervix UteriEctocervical BiopsyEctocervical MucosaEctocervical Os

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2014
2014
Infection of Female Primary Lower Genital Tract Epithelial Cells after Natural Pseudotyping of HIV-1: Possible Implications for Sexual Transmission of HIV-1
The global AIDS pandemic continues to expand and in some regions of the world, such as southern Africa, the prevalence of HIV-1… 
2005
2005
HIV coreceptor and chemokine ligand gene expression in the male urethra and female cervix
Objective:Isolates with a tropism for the coreceptor CCR5 are the predominant viral strain transmitted following heterosexual… 
1997
1997
Progressing Imbalance Between Proliferation and Apoptosis with Increasing Severity of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
The equilibrium between cell proliferation and protection against apoptosis was studied immunohistochemically using monoclonal… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Sexually transmitted diseases in children: adolescents.
Introduction Sexually active adolescents are the group at greatest risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections.' 2 The… 
1984
1984
Efficacy of cotton-tipped applicators for obtaining cells from the uterine cervix for Papanicolaou smears.
A study was made of the efficacy of two techniques for the preparation of Papanicolaou smears. In one technique ("swab-spatula… 
1983
1983
Keratin and Tissue Polypeptide Antigen Profiles of the Cervical Mucosa
Summary:Epithelial cell differentiation is accompanied by biochemical and immunological changes of cytoplasmic components… 
1982
1982
Topographic Relation of Cervical Ectropion and Vaginal Adenosis to Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
Twenty specimens of uterus and vagina removed because of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the cervix or vagina in women exposed… 
1982
1982
Endo- and ectocervical human uterine epithelial cells distinguished by fibronectin production and keratinization in culture.
Human ecto- and endocervical uterine epithelia grow in culture as stratifying and nonstratifying cell layers, patterns reflecting… 
1981
1981
Vaginal Adenosis in Cebus apella Monkeys Exposed to DES In Utero
Vaginal adenosis comparable to that seen in DES-exposed human newborns exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) was observed in 4 (100… 
1975
1975
Cytopathogenicity of cytomegalovirus to human ecto- and endocervical epithelial cells in vitro.
The effect of cytomegalovirus on cell cultures initiated from human uterine endo- and ectocervix was studied. Pure epithelial… 
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