Figure 4.

Western blot analyses of carbonyl groups (A) and dityrosine (B) detected in the uterine horn lavage (UHL) fluids, with the higher and lower neutrophil percentage (HNH) and (LNH), respectively, collected from four representative cows. MW. molecular weights; H (Healthy cows): Clinically healthy subjects with PMN < 5%, one week after the clinical evaluation; SCE (Subclinical Endometritis): Clinically healthy subjects and PMN ≥ 5%, one week after the clinical evaluation; EM1 (Grade 1 Endometritis): Animals with grade 1 clinical endometritis and PMN ≥ 5%, one week after the clinical evaluation; EM2 (Grade 2 Endometritis): Animals with grade 2 clinical endometritis and PMN ≥ 5%, one week after the clinical evaluation.