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Diagnostic accuracy of the Enferplex Bovine TB antibody test using individual milk samples from cattle by O'Brien, Amanda, Hayton, Alastair, Cutler, Keith, Adler, Andy, Shaw, Darren J, Clarke, John, Watt, Neil, Harkiss, Gordon D

“…Bovine tuberculosis is usually diagnosed using tuberculin skin tests or at post-mortem. Recently, we have developed a serological test for bovine tuberculosis…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Enferplex Bovine Tuberculosis antibody test in cattle sera by O’Brien, Amanda, Clarke, John, Hayton, Alastair, Adler, Andy, Cutler, Keith, Shaw, Darren J., Whelan, Clare, Watt, Neil J., Harkiss, Gordon D.

“…Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease of worldwide economic, zoonotic and welfare importance caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis infection…”
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Diagnostic tests for small ruminant lentiviruses by de Andrés, D., Klein, D., Watt, N.J., Berriatua, E., Torsteinsdottir, S., Blacklaws, B.A., Harkiss, G.D.

“…Maedi visna virus and caprine arthritis encephalitis virus are closely related retroviruses that cause chronic inflammatory disease in small ruminants. The…”
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Transmission of small ruminant lentiviruses by Blacklaws, B.A, Berriatua, E, Torsteinsdottir, S, Watt, N.J, de Andres, D, Klein, D, Harkiss, G.D

“…Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are classical slow retroviruses causing chronic inflammatory disease in a variety of target organs. The routes of…”
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A novel signal transduction cascade in capacitating human spermatozoa characterised by a redox-regulated, cAMP-mediated induction of tyrosine phosphorylation by Aitken, R J, Harkiss, D, Knox, W, Paterson, M, Irvine, D S

“…Capacitation is a priming event that renders mammalian spermatozoa responsive to signals originating from the cumulus-oocyte complex. The attainment of a…”
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Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Respiratory Transmission of Visna/Maedi Virus by MCNEILLY, Tom N, BAKER, Alison, BROWN, Jeremy K, COLLIE, David, MACLACHLAN, Gerry, RHIND, Susan M, HARKISS, Gordon D

“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Differential Expression of Estrogen Receptor-α and -β and Androgen Receptor in the Ovaries of Marmosets and Humans by Saunders, Philippa T. K, Millar, Michael R, Williams, Karin, Macpherson, Sheila, Harkiss, Diana, Anderson, Richard A, Orr, Brigid, Groome, Nigel P, Scobie, Graeme, Fraser, Hamish M

“…Estrogens and androgens are essential for the maturation of the ovarian follicle and normal fertility in the female. We have used antibodies specific for both…”
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Use of a xanthine oxidase free radical generating system to investigate the cytotoxic effects of reactive oxygen species on human spermatozoa by Aitken, R J, Buckingham, D, Harkiss, D

“…The reaction between xanthine and xanthine oxidase results in the univalent and divalent reduction of dioxygen to generate superoxide (O 2 −• ) and hydrogen…”
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Enferplex bovine TB antibody test and bovine TB diagnosis: letter to the editor by Watt, Neil, Hayton, Alastair, Cutler, Keith, O’Brien, Amanda, Clarke, John, Harkiss, Gordon D.

“…Bovine tuberculosis is usually diagnosed using tuberculin skin and interferon gamma tests. However, it is clear these tests miss infected animals due to poor…”
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Relationship between iron-catalysed lipid peroxidation potential and human sperm function by Aitken, R J, Harkiss, D, Buckingham, D

“…The relationship between lipid peroxidation and the functional competence of human spermatozoa has been investigated in a cohort of 31 infertility patients…”
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Analysis of lipid peroxidation mechanisms in human spermatozoa by Aitken, R J, Harkiss, D, Buckingham, D W

“…The mechanisms by which ferrous ion promoters induce malondialdehyde generation by human spermatozoa have been investigated in order to provide a rational…”
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Systemic DNA immunization against ovine lentivirus using particle-mediated epidermal delivery and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding the gag and/or env genes by Niesalla, H, de Andrés, X, Barbezange, C, Fraisier, C, Reina, R, Arnarson, H, Biescas, E, Mazzei, M, McNeilly, T.N, Liu, C, Watkins, C, Perez, M, Carrozza, M.L, Bandecchi, P, Solano, C, Crespo, H, Glaria, I, Huard, C, Shaw, D.J, de Blas, I, de Andrés, D, Tolari, F, Rosati, S, Suzan-Monti, M, Andrésdottir, V, Torsteinsdottir, S, Petursson, G, Badiola, J, Lujan, L, Pepin, M, Amorena, B, Blacklaws, B, Harkiss, G.D

“…Abstract To determine whether systemic immunization with plasmid DNA and virus vector against visna/maedi virus (VMV) would induce protective immune responses,…”
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Validation of Enferplex bTB antibody test by Watt, Neil J, Harkiss, Gordon D, Hayton, Alastair, Cutler, Keith, Clarke, John, O’Brien, Amanda

“…The Enferplex Bovine TB antibody test has been validated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on serum and, provisionally, milk1 for detecting…”
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Mucosal immunization against ovine lentivirus using PEI–DNA complexes and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding the gag and/or env genes by Reina, R, Barbezange, C, Niesalla, H, de Andrés, X, Arnarson, H, Biescas, E, Mazzei, M, Fraisier, C, McNeilly, T.N, Liu, C, Perez, M, Carrozza, M.L, Bandecchi, P, Solano, C, Crespo, H, Glaria, I, Huard, C, Shaw, D.J, de Blas, I, de Andrés, D, Tolari, F, Rosati, S, Suzan-Monti, M, Andrésdottir, V, Torsteinsdottir, S, Petursson, G, Lujan, L, Pepin, M, Amorena, B, Blacklaws, B, Harkiss, G.D

“…Abstract Sheep were immunized against Visna/Maedi virus (VMV) gag and/or env genes via the nasopharynx-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) and lung using…”
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Serological Analysis of Tuberculosis in Goats by Use of the Enferplex Caprine TB Multiplex Test by O'Brien, Amanda, Whelan, Clare, Clarke, John B, Hayton, Alastair, Watt, Neil J, Harkiss, Gordon D

“…Tuberculosis in goats is usually diagnosed clinically, at postmortem, or by a positive skin test. However, none of these approaches detects all infected…”
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Use of B7 costimulatory molecules as adjuvants in a prime-boost vaccination against Visna/Maedi ovine lentivirus by de Andrés, X, Reina, R, Ciriza, J, Crespo, H, Glaria, I, Ramírez, H, Grilló, M.J, Pérez, M.M, Andrésdóttir, V, Rosati, S, Suzan-Monti, M, Luján, L, Blacklaws, B.A, Harkiss, G.D, de Andrés, D, Amorena, B

“…Abstract RNA transcripts of the B7 family molecule (CD80) are diminished in blood leukocytes from animals clinically affected with Visna/Maedi virus (VMV)…”
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Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor is elevated in alveolar macrophages from sheep naturally infected with maedi‐visna virus and stimulates maedi‐visna virus replication in macrophages in vitro by ZHANG, Z., HARKISS, G. D., HOPKINS, J., WOODALL, C. J.

“…SUMMARY Infection by maedi‐visna virus, a lentivirus of sheep, leads to chronic inflammatory reactions of various tissues. In this report we have analysed the…”
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Mucosal immunization of sheep with a Maedi-Visna virus (MVV) env DNA vaccine protects against early MVV productive infection by González, Belén, Reina, Ramsés, García, Iker, Andrés, Sara, Glaria, Idoia, Alzueta, María, Mora, María Isabel, Jugo, Begoña M., Arrieta-Aguirre, Inés, de la Lastra, José M. Pérez, Rodríguez, Dolores, Rodríguez, Juan Ramón, Esteban, Mariano, Grilló, María Jesús, Blacklaws, Barbara A., Harkiss, Gordon D., Chebloune, Yahia, Luján, Lluís, de Andrés, Damián, Amorena, Beatriz

“…Gene gun mucosal DNA immunization of sheep with a plasmid expressing the env gene of Maedi-Visna virus (MVV) was used to examine the protection against MVV…”
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On the cellular mechanisms by which the bicarbonate ion mediates the extragenomic action of progesterone on human spermatozoa by AITKEN, R. J, HARKISS, D, KNOX, W, PATERSON, M, IRVINE, S

“…Progesterone exerts an extragenomic action on human spermatozoa, inducing a rapid calcium transient in the acrosomal domain of these cells and enhancing their…”
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Immunosuppression by human seminal plasma--extracellular organelles (prostasomes) modulate activity of phagocytic cells by Skibinski, G, Kelly, R W, Harkiss, D, James, K

“…Prostasomes are trilamellar to multilamellar vesicles produced by the acinar cells of the human prostate and are present in appreciable amounts in normal human…”
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