Effect of Dietary dl-α-Tocopherol on Tissue α- and γ-Tocopherol and Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome (Ascites) in Broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1506-1512

  Bottje, W G ^a   Erf, G F ^a   Bersi, T K ^a   Wang, S ^a   Barnes, D ^a   Beers, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Liver; Lung; Pulmonary hypertension syndrome; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMMONIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; EATING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNDROME;

AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASCITES; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ISOMERISM; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SYNDROME; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031262661     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.11.1506     Document Type: Article

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