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Transcripts of antibacterial peptides in chicken erythrocytes infected with Marek’s disease virus
21 Nov 2018
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BACKGROUND: Chicken erythrocytes are involved in immunity through binding of toll-like receptors (TLRs) with their ligands to activate downstream signaling and lead to cytokine production in erythrocytes. Some avian β-defensins (AvBDs) are constitutively expressed in tissues and some others can be induced by various bacteria and viruses. However, the expression of AvBDs in erythrocytes has not yet been studied...
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