Ovine chlamydial abortion: Characterization of the inflammatory immune response in placental tissues

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 127, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 133-141

  Buxton, D ^a   Anderson, I E ^a   Longbottom, D ^a   Livingstone, M ^a   Wattegedera, S ^a   Entrican, G ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIRTH; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FETUS MORTALITY; GENETIC CODE; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INOCULATION; LAMB; MACROPHAGE; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STILLBIRTH; T LYMPHOCYTE; THROMBOSIS; TWINS; TYPE STRAIN; VASCULITIS;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036696809     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.2002.0573     Document Type: Article

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