Defense mechanisms in the bovine mammary gland
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In the present article the literature on the defence mechanisms of the bovine mammary gland is reviewed. The article is divided into three sections: (i) The teat, (ii) Cellular defence mechanisms (number of somatic cells, type of somatic cells, counting of somatic cells, defence role of somatic cells: macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes) and (iii) Chemoral defence mechanisms (cytokines: IL-1, IL-2, IL-8, granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor and TNF-a, immunoglobulins, complement, lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase/thiocyanate/ H 2 0 2 system, lysozyme).
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MAVROGIANNI (Β. Σ. ΜΑΥΡΟΓΙΑΝΝΗ) V. S., & FTHENAKIS (Γ. Χ. ΦΘΕΝΑΚΗΣ) G. C. (2017). Defense mechanisms in the bovine mammary gland. Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 55(3), 235–246. https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.15099
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- Vol. 55 No 3 (2004)
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