A study on pathogenesis of sudden death syndrome in broiler chickens

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Olkowski, A A ^a   Wojnarowicz, C ^a   Nain, S ^a   Ling, B ^a   Alcorn, J M ^a   Laarveld, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Broiler; Cardiac arrhythmia; Pathology; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CASPASE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PURKINJE FIBER; SIMULATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHICKENS; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPINEPHRINE; MYOCARDIUM; POULTRY DISEASES; STRESS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 43649088798     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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