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Study of the Relationship between Polymorphisms in the IL-8 Gene Promoter Region and Coccidiosis Resistance Index in Jinghai Yellow Chickens.
Genes - 27 Apr 2020
Wang Xiao-Hui, Yu Hai-Liang, Zou Wen-Bin, Mi Chang-Hao, Dai Guo-Jun, Zhang Tao, Zhang Gen-Xi, Xie Kai-Zhou, Wang Jin-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 8 (IL-8) participates in the immune response and has the function of inducing neutrophils to release lysosomal enzymes and eliminate pathogens. This study was to investigate the effect of single nucleotide mutations in the IL-8 gene promoter region on the coccidiosis resistance index. In this study, 180 infected Eimeria tenella (E. tenella) Jinghai yellow chickens were used as experimental samples....
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