Age-Related Changes on CD40 Promotor Methylation and Immune Gene Expressions in Thymus of Chicken

One hundred and twenty one-day-old breeder cocks, included 15 cages of 8 birds each, were fed to learn the aging's effect on chicken's thymus immunity. At 2 (2-W) and 40 (40-W) weeks of age, one chicken each cage was randomly chosen and slaughtered to get the thymus sample. The results sho...

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Main Authors: Yulong Li, Xinyu Lei, Hong Lu, Wei Guo, Shengru Wu, Zhenchen Yin, Qingzhu Sun, Xiaojun Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02731/full