Histopathological and molecular evaluation of Holstein-Friesian cows postpartum: Toward an improved understanding of uterine innate immunity

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1396-1407

  Chapwanya, Aspinas ^a   Meade, Kieran G ^a   Doherty, Michael L ^b   Callanan, John J ^b   Mee, John F ^c   O'Farrelly, Cliona ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AMPs; APPs; Histopathology; Innate immune response; Postpartum; Uterine involution

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERAL DISORDER; UTERUS;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOPSY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; NF-KAPPA B P50 SUBUNIT; PEPTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RNA; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 67349280357     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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