Histopathological, histochemical and immunohistochemical findings of the small intestine in goats naturally infected by Trichostrongylus colubriformis.
Vet Parasitol
; 191(3-4): 390-3, 2013 Jan 31.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23062692
ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal (GI) strongyle infection remains one of the main constraints to goat production worldwide. Samples of small intestine from 15 Syrian goats naturally infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis were examined by routine histology, histochemistry and immunohistochemistry to describe the histological changes and the phenotypes of inflammatory cellular components of the mucosa. Results indicated that the immune response to infection by T. colubriformis was characterized by an increased rate of the severity of the histologic lesions, an increase rate of T cell lymphocytes recruitment to the intestinal mucosa and quantitative and qualitative changes in the histochemical composition of mucin in goblet cells.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trichostrongylosis
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Goat Diseases
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Intestine, Small
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Parasitol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia