Kinetics of infection and effects on the placenta of Clamydophila abortus in experimentally infected pregnant ewes

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 498-505

  Navarro, J A ^a   Garcia De La Fuente J N ^b   Sanchez J ^a   Martinez C M ^a   Buendia A J ^a   Gutierrez Martin C B ^b   Rodriguez Ferri, E F ^b   Ortega, N ^a   Salinas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila abortus; Immunohistochemistry; Ovine enzootic abortion; Placenta; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR INDUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4644316714     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.41-5-498     Document Type: Article

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