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Humoral immune response to equine chorionic gonadotropin in ewes: association with major histocompatibility complex and interference with subsequent fertility.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Jul 1999
Roy F, Combes B, Vaiman D, Cribiu E P, Pobel T, Delétang F, Combarnous Y, Guillou F, Maurel M C
Abstract excerpt
In dairy ewes, the use of eCG as a convenient hormone for the induction of ovulation is necessary for out-of-season breeding and artificial insemination (AI). In this report we show the presence of anti-eCG antibodies in plasma of treated ewes. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) was involved in the individual variability of the humoral immune responses to eCG. We found significant associations between the...
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