Changes in the localization of antigen presenting cells and T cells in the utero-vaginal junction after repeated artificial insemination in laying hens

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 683-687

  Das, Shubash Chandra ^a   Nagasaka, Naohiro ^b   Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Animal Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen presenting cells; Chicken oviduct; Fertility decline; Repeated artificial insemination; T cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVIPARITY; OVIPOSITION; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 27744563692     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17027     Document Type: Article

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