Epithelial response to experimentally introduced intraluminal bacteria in the avian epididymal ducts

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Aire, Tom A ^a   van Wilpe, Erna ^a   Josling, Dalene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avian epididymis; Cellular reaction; Epididymal ducts; Japanese quail; Luminal bacteria; Response of epithelia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RETE TESTIS; SALMONELLA GALLINARUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 1842636907     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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