Tritrichomonas foetus damages bovine oocytes in vitro

Veterinary Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 399-408

  Benchimol, Marlene ^a   Da Silva Fontes, Reginaldo ^b   Burla Dias, Ângelo José ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Cow; Infertility; Oocytes; Tritrichomonas foetus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COW; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROSCOPY; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

BOS; BOVINAE; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OOCYTES; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 34547434673     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007004     Document Type: Article

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