Effects of vitamin E and L-arginine on cardiopulmonary function and ascites parameters in broiler chickens reared under subnormal temperatures

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2241-2250

  Lorenzoni, A G ^a,b   Ruiz Feria, C A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846118313     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.12.2241     Document Type: Article

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