Effects of cold stress on the messenger ribonucleic acid levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone and thyrotropin-releasing hormone in hypothalami of broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 973-978

  Wang, J W ^a,b   Xu, S W ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hei Longjiang Academy of Land Reclamation Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Cold stress; Corticotrophin releasing hormone messenger ribonucleic acid; Semi quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Thyrotropin releasing hormone messenger ribonucleic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349152405     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00281     Document Type: Article

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