Modulation of ovine SBD-1 expression by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in ovine ruminal epithelial cells
Abstract Background The ovine rumen is involved in host defense responses and acts as the immune interface with the environment. The ruminal mucosal epithelium plays an important role in innate immunity and secretes antimicrobial innate immune molecules that have bactericidal activity against a vari...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1445-9 |