Cytokine expression in the gilt oviduct: Effects of seminal plasma, spermatozoa and extender after insemination

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 244-257

  Jiwakanon, J ^a,b   Berg, M ^a   Persson, E ^a,b   Fossum, C ^a   Dalin, A M ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Gilt; Insemination; Oviduct; Seminal plasma; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD8; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOKINES; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SOLUTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 77949654986     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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