This study examined the immunological responses of pregnant cattle and their foetuses following an experimental challenge with live Neospora caninum tachyzoites at day 210 of gestation. Animals were bled prior to and weekly throughout the experiment and sacrificed at 14, 28, 42 and 56 days post inoculation (dpi). At post mortem examination, samples of lymph nodes and spleen were collected from ...

Introduction: Foetal spinal cord has been the focus of interest by many scientists but the information regarding lumbar enlargement received very little attention, though important for clinical applications. Morphological studies were limited to vertebral canal and spinal cord during prenatal and postnatal periods . Readings of maximum transverse diameter of lumbar enlargement of foetal spinal ...

The Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) strain, which emerged in Europe in 2006, had an unusually high ability to cause foetal infection in pregnant ruminants. Other serotypes of BTV had already been present in Europe for more than a decade, but transplacental transmission of these strains had never been demonstrated. To determine whether transplacental transmission is a unique feature of BTV-8...

Background: Pelvic dimensions display considerable individual, sexual and racial differences. Fetal pelvis has been utilized for sex determination as well as for prediction of congenital anomalies such as Down’s syndrome. Congenital anomalies diagnosed during intrauterine life are sometimes very useful especially if it could be corrected because such crucial step will lead to normal development...

In mice, three alleles, Hbbs, Hbbd and Hbbp, have been found at the beta-chain locus of haemoglobin. Analytical polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed the presence of almost the same four haemoglobin bands (E-I, E-II, E-III and X) in all of the lysates of peripheral blood cells from 12-day-old foetuses of C57BL/6J (Hbbs), A/He (Hbbd) and PON (Hbbp). All were embryonic-type haemoglobins; th...

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether low levels of mono-ortho PCB 118 and di-ortho PCB 153, affect bone composition and strength in ewes (Dala breed) and their foetuses following exposure starting at conception and ending a week before expected delivery. In male foetuses, trabecular bone mineral content at the metaphysis was almost 30% lower in the PCB 118 (49 microg/kg body ...

Address for Correspondence: P. Devi Raja Rajeswari, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Raja Dental College, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: *1,2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Raja Dental College, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. 3 Assistant Professor, Departm...

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between foetal haemodynamics and postnatal clinical presentation in patients with transposition of the great arteries using phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Background:A severe and irreversible form of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn occurs in up to 5% of patients with transposition and remains an important cause of m...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between foetal haemodynamics and postnatal clinical presentation in patients with transposition of the great arteries using phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance. BACKGROUND A severe and irreversible form of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn occurs in up to 5% of patients with transposition and remains an important cause of ...