title: Lectin histochemical study on the reproductive tract in normal and Brucella ovis-infected rams.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Paolicchi
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cipolla
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Casaro
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Massone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itagaki
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Gimeno
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins