Effects of Estrogen Treatment During the Embryogenic Period on Chick Antibody Production

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-93

  Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a   Goto, Chitose ^a   Abe, Asaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

antibody production; bursa of Fabricius; chick embryo; estrogen; helper T cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544462413     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.41.85     Document Type: Article

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