Effect of oestradiol treatment on mast cell populations and microflora in the vaginal cul-de-sac of seasonally anoestrous brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).

Autor: Mahoney, P.M., Hurst, P.R., McLeod, B.J., McConnell, M.A., Thompson, E.G.
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Zdroj: Reproduction; May2003, Vol. 125 Issue 5, p733-741, 9p, 2 Color Photographs, 4 Charts
Abstrakt: Examines the effect of treatment with estradiol on microflora and on mast cell numbers and their spatial location in cul-de-sac tissue of seasonally anestrous brushtail possums. Indication that mast cell density was greatest in epithelial and connective tissues from seasonally anestrous and control animals and lowest in estradiol-treated possums, in which there was a significant increase in cul-de-sac mass and volume; Inverse relationship between circulating estrogen concentrations and mass cell density in possum cul-de-sac tissue.
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