The effect of staphylococcal infection on cathelicidin and β-defensin mRNA levels in epithelial cells lining the mammary gland cistern
IntroductionThe bovine mammary gland employs epithelial defenses against bacterial invasion, including a bilayer columnar epithelium lining the lactiferous sinuses and mucosal folds at the inner end of the teat canal. The aim of this in vivo study was …