Prenatal development of epigenetic adaptation processes in poultry: Changes in metabolic and neuronal thermoregulatory mechanisms

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 119-128

  Loh, B ^a   Maier, I ^b   Winar, A ^a   Janke, O ^a   Tzschentke, B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Chicken; Embryo; Epigenetic adaptation; Heat production; Hypothalamus; Incubation temperature; Muscovy duck; Neuron; Thermoregulation; Thermosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 14744272495     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020604783637976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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