Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin affects electrophysiological properties of isolated jejunal mucosa of laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1298-1302

  Rehman, H ^a   Awad, W A ^a   Lindner, I ^a   Hess, M ^a   Zentek, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha toxin; Clostridium perfringens; Laying hen; Phospholipase C; Ussing chamber

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

ALPHA TOXIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

EID: 33746887810     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1298     Document Type: Article

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