Inflammatory cytokine and acute phase protein concentrations in the peripheral blood and uterine washings of cows with subclinical endometritis in the late postpartum period

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 143-149

  Brodzki, Piotr ^a   Kostro, Krzysztof ^a   Krakowski, Leszek ^a   Marczuk, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Cows; Cytokine; Subclinical endometritis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS; VETERINARY;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; UTERUS;

EID: 84937760145     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: 15737446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-015-9635-4     Document Type: Article

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