Interaction of Tritrichomonas foetus and the bovine oviduct in an organ culture model

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 244-250

  Benchimol, Marlene ^a   Dias, Angelo Burla ^b   Fontes, Reginaldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Oviduct; Tritrichomonas foetus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; COW; FLAGELLATE; FLAGELLUM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OVIDUCT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SECRETORY CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ABATTOIRS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOS TAURUS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 33749383282     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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