Uterine diseases in cattle after parturition

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Sheldon, I Martin ^a   Williams, Erin J ^a   Miller, Aleisha N A ^a   Nash, Deborah M ^a   Herath, Shan ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine; Disease; Immunity; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BOVINE HERPES VIRUS; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE INFERTILITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; STROMA CELL; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS FUNCTION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PUERPERAL INFECTION; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINA;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 4; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40649098055     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.12.031     Document Type: Article

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