Scanning Electron Microscopy Morphology of the Uterine Epithelium of Mares Infused with Gentamicin

Abstract

Veterinarians treated bacterial endometritis in mares using prostaglandins 1 , infusions of antiseptics 2 , antibiotics 3 and Gentamicin 4 . The effects of repeated intrauterine infusions of povidone iodine and gentamicin on the histopathology of the endometrium have been reported. 4-6 . The scanning electron microscope has been used to study the surface morphology of the uterus in human beings 7,8 , rabbit 9 , mares 10 , and rats 11 . The purpose of this scanning electron microscopic study was to examine, if repeated intrauterine infusion of mares with gentamicin or with saline alone would change the surface morphology of the mares' uterine epithelium.