Short-term exposure to subacute doses of aflatoxin-induced depressed mitogen responses in young mallard ducks

Avian Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 649-655

  Hurley, D J ^a   Neiger, R D ^a   Higgins, K F ^a   Rottinghaus, G E ^b   Stahr, H ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Duck; Inhibition of T and B cell mitogenesis; Subacute exposure; T 2 toxin

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABRICIUS; PHYTOLACCACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033210961     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592733     Document Type: Article

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