Subclinical, chronic intramammary infection lowers steroid concentrations and gene expression in bovine preovulatory follicles

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-109

  Lavon, Y ^a   Leitner, G ^b   Klipper, E ^a   Moallem, U ^c   Meidan, R ^a   Wolfenson, D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b The Veterinary Institute   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Follicle; Granulosa cell; Mastitis; Ovary; Steroid; Theca cell

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; STEROID; STEROID MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STEROID HYDROXYLASES; STEROIDS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE;

EID: 78650701826     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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