Up regulation of the maternal immune response in the placenta of cattle naturally infected with Neospora caninum.

Up regulation of the maternal immune response in the placenta of cattle naturally infected with Neospora caninum.

Neospora caninum is an intracellular protozoan parasite which is a major cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. It forms persistent infections which recrudesce during pregnancy leading to foetal infection and in a proportion of cases, abortion. The mechanisms underlying abortion are not understood....

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Main Authors: Anne Rosbottom, Helen Gibney, Peter Kaiser, Catherine Hartley, Robert F Smith, Rebecca Robinson, Anja Kipar, Diana J L Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3023762?pdf=render

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