Table 1 Occurrence of apoptosis in epithelium and lamina propria as a parameter for the effect of in vitro culture on the viability of bovine genital mucosae explants
From: Primary replication and invasion of the bovine gammaherpesvirus BoHV-4 in the genital mucosae
Tissue | Layer | % of TUNEL-positive cells at …h of cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 | ||
Vagina | Epithelium | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 2.0 ± 1.6 |
L. propria | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 1.8 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 5.4 ± 2.1 | 7.8 ± 2.4 | |
Cervix | Epithelium | 0.6 ± 0.5 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.4 |
L. propria | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 6.2 ± 2.4 | 6.6 ± 2.9 | 7.6 ± 2.9 | 8.6 ± 2.3 | |
Uterus | Epithelium | 0.4 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.4 |
L. propria | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 1.8 | 4.6 ± 2.8 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | |