Blood gas, hemoglobin, and growth of Tibetan chicken embryos incubated at high altitude

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 904-908

  Wei, Z H ^a,b   Zhang, H ^a   Jia, C L ^a,b   Ling, Y ^a   Gou, X ^a   Deng, X M ^a   Wu, C X ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood gas; Growth; Hemoglobin; High altitude; Tibetan chicken embryo

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHINA; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHICK EMBRYO; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; TIBET;

EID: 34250181715     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.5.904     Document Type: Article

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