Effect of probiotics on intestinal mucosal immunity and ultrastructure of cecal tonsils of chickens

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-246

  Yurong, Yang ^a   Ruiping, She ^a   Shimin, Zheng ^b   Yibao, Jiang ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cecal tonsils; Chicken; Intestinal mucosal immunity; Probiotics; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CECUM; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; TONSIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TONSIL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PICHIA JADINII;

EID: 32144453542     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390500216928     Document Type: Article

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