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The role of oxidative stress in the development of congestive heart failure in a chicken genotype selected for rapid growth.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Aug 2008
Nain S, Ling B, Bandy B, Alcorn J, Wojnarowicz C, Laarveld B, Olkowski A A
Abstract excerpt
The present study examined the possible role of reactive oxygen species in the pathogenesis of heart failure in broilers. Data were collected from three groups of birds at various risk of heart failure: Leghorn chickens (resistant to heart failure), slow-growing feed-restricted broilers (low risk of heart failure), fast-growing ad libitum fed broilers (high risk of heart failure), and broilers with congestive...
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