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. 2012 Dec 7;13:66. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-13-66

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Effector memory CD8 (TEM) cells in the endocervix are low in perforin. (A) %perforin+ CD45RA^-CCR7^-CD8⁺ T cells T_EM in the blood and endocervix of C. trachomatis-negative (n=6) women, (B) a comparison of perforin expression in paired blood and endocervical derived T_EMC. trachomatis-negative women, (C) %perforin+ of T_EM in the blood and endocervix of C. trachomatis-positive (n=15) women, (D) a comparison of perforin expression in paired blood and endocervical derived T_EMC. trachomatis-positive women. Statistical analyses were performed using difference scores (blood – endocervix) and non-parametric Wilcoxon Rank Sum test.