In situ detection and quantification of bursa of fabricius cellular proliferation or apoptosis in normal or steroid-treated neonatal chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1136-1141

  Higgins, S E ^a,b   Berghman, L R ^a   Moore, R W ^a,c   Caldwell, D J ^a   Caldwell, D Y ^a   Tizard, I ^a   Hargis, B M ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bursa of Fabricius; Lymphocytes; Proliferation; Steroid

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

CYCLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NANDROLONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BURSA FABRICII; CELL DIVISION; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NICK END LABELING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CELL DIVISION; CHICKENS; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIUM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NANDROLONE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 0036674701     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.8.1136     Document Type: Article

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