Vertical transmission of C-type viruses: their presence in baboon follicular oocytes and tubal ova.
C-type viruses were found in baboon follicular oocytes and tubal ova adjacent to the plasma membrane in the perivitelline space or along the inner margin of the zona pellucida. Their presence support the concept of vertical transmission of C-type viruses.
D000818:Animals; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000382:microbiology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000382:microbiology*; D010215:Papio / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure