Immunity in the female sheep reproductive tract

Veterinary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-309

  Entrican, Gary ^a   Wheelhouse, Nicholas M ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydia; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BREEDING; CHLAMYDIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENITAL SYSTEM; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SHEEP; TISSUE INJURY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646594757     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2006002     Document Type: Review

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