Semen-elicited accumulation of antibodies and leucocytes in the rabbit female tract.
A marked increase in vascular permeability to proteins, including IgG, was observed in the reproductive tract of both virgin and parous rabbit does following insemination, leading to accumulation of immunoglobulins in the tissues and fluids of the reproductive tract.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007314:Insemination; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
D000906:Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007136:Immunoglobulins