Lectin histochemical study on the reproductive tract in normal and Brucella ovis-infected rams.
Histochemical studies on tissue sections showed alterations of lectin-binding reactivities in the epididymis, seminal vesicle and ampulla of Brucella ovis-infected rams. These modifications in the carbohydrate composition of organs participating in maturation, transport, and storage of spermatozoa, could be involved in the impaired fertility observed in this disease.
Paolicchi
F A
FA
Animal Health Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Cipolla
A L
AL
Casaro
A P
AP
Massone
A R
AR
Itagaki
S
S
Gimeno
E J
EJ
D000818:Animals; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004822:Epididymis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods; D037102:Lectins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*
D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins