Effects of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate on the development and maintenance of Candida albicans in the vagina of oophorectomized Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus)

• Main Authors: Agenor Storti-Filho (Author), Edilson Damke (Author), Márcia Aparecida Carrara (Author), Marcia Regina Batista (Author), Lucélia Donatti (Author), Cinthia Gandolfi Boer (Author), Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svizdinski (Author), Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) on the development and maintenance of Candida albicans in the vagina of oophorectomized Wistar rats. The animals were divided into negative control groups (NCG), which received injections of sterile saline;...