Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Entrican, Gary ^a   Wattegedera, Sean ^a   Wheelhouse, Nick ^a   Allan, Alasdair ^a   Rocchi, Mara ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydia Chlamydophila; Cytokines; Placenta; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; ENZOOTIC ABORTION OF EWES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, SEPTIC; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY, MATERNAL-FETAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 77956260364     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00907.x     Document Type: Review

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