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Distribution, location, and ultrastructure of plasma cells in the uninfected, lactating bovine mammary gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Stephen C. Nickerson ,
J. Woodrow Pankey  and
Nancy T. Boddie
Stephen C. Nickerson
Affiliation:
Hill Farm Research Station, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Route 1, Box 10, Homer, LA 71040, USA
J. Woodrow Pankey
Affiliation:
Hill Farm Research Station, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Route 1, Box 10, Homer, LA 71040, USA
Nancy T. Boddie
Affiliation:
Hill Farm Research Station, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Route 1, Box 10, Homer, LA 71040, USA
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Summary

Quantitative cytological analysis demonstrated a marked and progressive increase in concentration of subepithelial plasma cells from milk-secreting parenchyma to the distal teat end mucosa in the normal, lactating bovine mammary gland. Parenchymal plasma cells exhibited typical ultrastructure with abundant, flattened stacks of rough endoplasmic reticulum, and hypertrophied Golgi components, while many cells in the teat end mucosa displayed an ergastoplasm distended with fine, flocculent material. Intraepithelial plasma cells were also observed in teat end mucosa. Results suggest that teat end tissues function by recruiting plasma cells to serve as protection against invading mastitis-causing organisms.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , May 1984 , pp. 209 - 217
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1984

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