Levels of selected T lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood of mares which experienced early embryonic death

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 71-77

  Krakowski, Leszek ^a   Krawczyk, Cezary H ^b   Wrona, Zygmunt ^a   Dabrowski, Roman ^a   Jarosz, Łukasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b State Stud in Białka ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Early embryonic death; Growth factors; Lymphocytes; Pregnant mares

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 77954864089     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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