Heat Stress Modulates Cytokine Gene Expression in the Spleen of Broiler Chickens
Heat stress has negative effects on biological defense mechanisms such as the immune response in chickens, and organs of the immune system, such as the spleen, are atrophied by heat stress in broiler chickens. In order to assess heat stress-induced functional changes of immune mechanisms in the spl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Poultry Science Association
2015-10-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Poultry Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/52/4/52_0150062/_pdf/-char/en |