Ovine Chlamydial Abortion: Characterization of the Inflammatory Immune Response in Placental Tissues

Ovine chlamydial abortion is a serious cause of fetal mortality in several sheep-rearing countries. The causal agent, Chlamydophila abortus ( Chlamydia psittaci), does not generally induce clinical signs in the ewe other than abortion; this is associated with macroscopically visible damage in the pl...

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Published in:	Journal of comparative pathology Vol. 127; no. 2; pp. 133 - 141
Main Authors:	Buxton, D., Anderson, I.E., Longbottom, D., Livingstone, M., Wattegedera, S., Entrican, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2002
Subjects:	Abortion, Veterinary - etiology Abortion, Veterinary - immunology Abortion, Veterinary - pathology Animals CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - pathology CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes - pathology Chlamydophila psittaci - pathogenicity Chlamydophila psittaci - physiology Disease Models, Animal Female Fetal Death - etiology Fetal Death - immunology Fetal Death - pathology Fetal Death - veterinary Gestational Age Histocompatibility Antigens Class II - metabolism Immunophenotyping - veterinary In Situ Hybridization - veterinary Interferon-gamma - genetics Interferon-gamma - metabolism Lipopolysaccharide Receptors - metabolism Placenta - immunology Placenta - metabolism Placenta - pathology Pregnancy RNA, Messenger - metabolism Sheep Sheep Diseases - immunology Sheep Diseases - pathology Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - genetics Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - metabolism
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