Lectin Histochemical Study on the Reproductive Tract in Normal and Brucella ovis-infected Rams

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 935 - 938
• Main Authors: PAOLICCHI, Fernando Alberto, CIPOLLA, Ana Libertad, CASARO, Adolfo Pablo, MASSONE, Adriana Raquel, ITAGAKI, Shin-ichi, GIMENO, Eduardo Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.10.1995; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Animals; Brucella - isolation & purification; Brucella ovis; Brucellosis - diagnosis; Brucellosis - pathology; Brucellosis - veterinary; Carbohydrates - analysis; Epididymis - chemistry; Epididymis - microbiology; Histocytochemistry - methods; lectin histochemistry; Lectins - analysis; Male; ram; Seminal Vesicles - chemistry; Seminal Vesicles - microbiology; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - diagnosis; Sheep Diseases - microbiology; Sheep Diseases - pathology; Vas Deferens - chemistry; Vas Deferens - microbiology

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,...