Article
Relationship of serum alpha-amylase to aflatoxin resistance in Japanese quail.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Rodeheaver D P, Wyatt R D, Marks H L
Abstract excerpt
Serum alpha-amylase (S alpha A) activities were examined in a non-selected population (NS) of Japanese quail and in two lines genetically selected for resistance to aflatoxin. Normal S alpha A activities of both selected lines were significantly lower than that of the NS line (P less than or equa...
Topics
- Aflatoxins
- Animals
- Coturnix
- Gene Frequency
- Immunity, Innate
- Phenotype
- Quail
- alpha-Amylases
