The extent of parasite-associated necrosis in the placenta and foetal tissues of cattle following Neospora caninum infection in early and late gestation correlates with foetal death

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-588

  Gibney, E Helen ^a   Kipar, Anja ^b   Rosbottom, Anne ^a   Guy, Catherine S ^a   Smith, Robert F ^b   Hetzel, Udo ^b   Trees, Alexander J ^a   Williams, Diana J L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Foetal death; Inflammation; Necrosis; Neospora caninum; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DISEASE SPREAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NECROSIS; NEOSPORA; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

BOS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 39449129593     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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