@article{oai:obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001076, author = {Magata, Fumie and Ishida, Yoshikazu and Miyamoto, Akio and 宮本, 明夫 and Furuoka, Hidefumi and 古岡, 秀文 and Inokuma, Hisashi and 猪熊, 壽 and Shimizu, Takashi and 清水, 隆}, issue = {1}, journal = {Journal of Veterinary Medical Science}, month = {}, note = {application/pdf, We investigated the concentration of the bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the blood, ovarian follicular fluid and uterine fluid of a clinical case of bovine metritis. A 2-year-old lactating Holstein cow exhibited continuous fever >39.5°C for more than 2 weeks after normal calving. The cow produced a fetid, watery, red-brown uterine discharge from the vagina and was diagnosed with metritis. The LPS concentrations in plasma and uterine fluid were 0.94 and 6.34 endotoxin units (EU)/ml, respectively. One of seven follicles showed an extremely high level of LPS (12.40 EU/ml) compared to the other follicles (0.62–0.97 EU/ml). These results might suggest the presence of high concentration of LPS in follicles in cows with postpartum metritis.}, pages = {81--84}, title = {Comparison of Bacterial Endotoxin Lipopolysaccharide Concentrations in the Blood, Ovarian Follicular Fluid and Uterine Fluid: A Clinical Case of Bovine Metritis}, volume = {77}, year = {2015} }