Effects of ageing and oestrogen on the localization of immunoglobulin-containing cells in the chicken ovary
Effects of ageing and oestrogen on the localization of immunoglobulin-containing cells in the chicken ovary
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DOI:
10.1530/jrf.0.1140011
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发表时间:
1998-09-01
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Tamura, T
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作者:
Barua, A;Yoshimura, Y;Tamura, T
Immunoglobulins in the chicken ovary are important for transfer of immunity to chicks through the egg and for protection of the ovary from infection. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of ageing and oestrogen on the population of Ig-containing cells in the chicken ovary. The ovarian tissue of immature, young laying and old laying hens and that of immature birds treated with diethylstilboestrol (DES), progesterone or sesame oil (vehicle) was processed for paraffin wax sections. The sections were stained for IgG, IgM and IgA by an indirect immunostaining method and the population of cells positive for each Ig was analysed under a light microscope. The number of cells positive for IgG, IgM and IgA was significantly greater in the ovarian stromal tissue of young laying hens than in immature or old laying hens (P