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Plasma cell numbers in uteri of mares with persistent endometritis and in ovariectomised mares treated with ovarian steroids
Author(s) -
WATSON ELAINE D.,
STOKES C. R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1988.tb01565.x
Subject(s) - endometritis , endometrium , immunoperoxidase , uterus , andrology , horse , endocrinology , medicine , antibody , biology , pregnancy , immunology , monoclonal antibody , paleontology , genetics
Summary Immunoglobulins A, G and M were localised by immunoperoxidase staining of endometrial sections from ovariectomised mares. Treatment with progesterone or oestradiol‐17β did not significantly affect numbers of cells secreting any of the isotypes. Mares with persistent endometritis did not have significantly greater numbers of endometrial plasma cells than genitally‐normal mares.