TY  - JOUR
T1  - Plasma Cell Distribution in the Respiratory System of Pigs
AU - , Guadalupe Azucena Castillo Pena AU - , Maria Patricia Mireles Torres AU - , Socorro Sandra Martinez Robles AU - , German Isauro Garrido Farina AU - , Carlos Gerardo Garcia Tovar AU - , Tonatiuh Alejandro Cruz Sanchez 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
SP  - 742
EP  - 746
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.742.746
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.742.746
KW  - Pig
KW  -respiratory system
KW  -plasmatic cells
KW  -distribution
KW  -respiratory diseases
AB  - The present study provided quantitative information on the plasma cell in respiratory system of pig without respiratory diseases. Plasma Cells (PC) were counted in the tonsils, epiglottis, trachea and 11 additional anatomical regions of the 2 lungs of adult pigs. Five clinically healthy animals were studied, of approximately 100 kg, serologically negative for <I>Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae</I>, PRRS, Aujesky and <I>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</I>. Samples were processed by paraffin inclusion and stained with green methyl-pyronin. The tonsil (9.42±7.13 ***p>0.001) and right cranial lung lobe (apex) (3.24±4.74) were found to contain the highest amount of PC, while, the lowest amounts were detected in trachea (0.26±0.42) and left cranial lung lobe (apex) (0.6±0.44). These data, obtained from pigs clinically healthy, will enable comparisons to be made in future studies of pigs with infectious respiratory diseases.
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