The Relationship between Pro-inflammatory Cytokines, Prostaglandins, and Fetal Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activation in Mares with Infective Pre-term Delivery
Ascending placentitis is a significant cause of abortions, stillbirths, and perinatal loss in horses. A technique for laparoscopic-guided catheterization of the allantoic space was developed and utilized in an experimental model of streptococcal infective pre-term delivery in pony mares. Mares recei...
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LSU
2008
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-09102008-161838/ |