Characterization of buffalo interleukin 8 (IL-8) and its expression in endometritis
River buffalo (Bubalus bubalis bubalis) with a population over 135 million heads is an important livestock.Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a member of the chemokine family and is an important chemoattractant for neutrophils associated with a wide variety of inflammatory diseases such as endometritis.Tissue samples from the mammary gland, uterus and ovary w