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The polymorphic cells, are usually in the pneumonic lesions of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infected pigs. Specific pathogen free pigs were inoculated intratracheally with Actino- bacillus pleuropneumoniae, in order to understand the origin and characteristics of these cells. The pigs were sacrificed at 3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 24 and 48 hours after inoculation. The cells in the alveolar spaces were observed with light and electron micro- scopes, and analyzed with enzyme cytochemistry. The differences of the cells in the alveolar spaces induced by Actionbacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasterella multocida were also compared. The results indicated that a lot of neutrophils were observed in the alveolar spaces in the early stage after Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae inoculation. Twenty four hours later, polymor- phic cells appeared abundantly. Contrarily, the cells in the alveolar spaces of pneumonic lesions induced by Pasteurella mul- tocida were mainly neutrophils. By enzyme cytochemical and elec- tron microscopic examination, the polymorphic cells were found that these cells were derived from macrophages and type Ⅱ alveolar epithelial cells.
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