Suppressor activity of bone marrow cells and localization of fluorescent-labeled bone marrow cells within ovine endometrial tissue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 709-717

  Segerson, E C ^a   Beetham, P K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone Marrow; Immunosuppression; Reproduction; Sheep; Uterus

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SUPPRESSOR FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL SEPARATION; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LYMPHOCYTES; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0034150336     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783709x     Document Type: Article

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