Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and interleukin-8 in the reproductive tract of ewes following oestrus and mating

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-593

  Scott, Jennifer L ^a   Ketheesan, Natkunam ^a   Summers, Phillip M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Ovine; Semen; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; EWE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; UTERUS; VAGINA;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248325604     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06137     Document Type: Article

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