TY - JOUR ID - 22669 TI - Mast Cell distribution and micro-anatomical location after bilateral uterine artery ligation in mature rabbits JO - Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - IJVM LA - en SN - 2251-8894 AU - Najafpoor, Alireza AU - Akhtari, Kaveh AU - Razi, Mazdak AU - Abdi, Keivan AD - دانشکده دامپزشکی دانشگاه ارومیه AD - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد ارومیه Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 41 DO - 10.22059/ijvm.2011.22669 N2 - To determine the effect of bilateral uterine artery ligation (BUAL) on mast cell (MC) distribution, 24 mature female rabbits were studied. The rabbits were ovariohysterectomized on day 23, 43 or 63 following BUAL. Histological sections were stained with toluidine blue to determine the MC distribution. In rabbits that had undergone BUAL, MCs were present extensively in the helium of the treated ovaries, in dense groups close to the blood vessels. In the control group, MCs were observed at a medium density around the blood vessels and the number of MCs in the reproductive tract was significantly (P ? 0.01) lower than in the test groups. This study demonstrates that, after BUAL, the distribution and numbers of MCs differ between different parts of the reproductive system. UR - https://ijvm.ut.ac.ir/article_22669.html L1 - https://ijvm.ut.ac.ir/article_22669_b940c69012886f446c5eeaf228f87268.pdf ER -