The chemotactic properties of porcine seminal components toward neutrophils in vitro

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 996-1002

  Rozeboom, K J ^a,b   Troedssont, M H T ^a   Rocha, G R ^a   Crabo, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Endotoxins; Neutrophils; Pigs; Semen

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEAT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HEAT; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SEMEN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0035317286     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.794996x     Document Type: Article

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