Lectin histochemical study on the reproductive tract in normal and Brucella ovis-infected rams

J Vet Med Sci. 1995 Oct;57(5):935-8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.57.935.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brucella / isolation & purification*
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis
  • Brucellosis / pathology
  • Brucellosis / veterinary*
  • Carbohydrates / analysis
  • Epididymis / chemistry
  • Epididymis / microbiology*
  • Histocytochemistry / methods
  • Lectins / analysis
  • Male
  • Seminal Vesicles / chemistry
  • Seminal Vesicles / microbiology*
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sheep Diseases / microbiology*
  • Sheep Diseases / pathology*
  • Vas Deferens / chemistry
  • Vas Deferens / microbiology*

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Lectins