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Cytokine responses in broiler lines that differ in susceptibility to malabsorption syndrome.
British poultry science - 1 Dec 2005
Rebel J M J, Balk F R M, Boersma W J A
Abstract excerpt
1. Based on earlier studies it was hypothesised that there is an immunological basis for the differences in susceptibility to malabsorption syndrome (MAS). A study was conducted to investigate base-line and MAS-induced cytokine levels in the intestine of broilers that differ in MAS susceptibility. 2. The transcription of cytokine mRNA in the intestine was quantified using a real-time polymerase chain reaction...
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