The effect of stocking density on stress related genes and telomeric length in broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-443

  Beloor, J ^a   Kang, H K ^a   Kim, Y J ^a   Subramani, V K ^a   Jang, I S ^a   Sohn, S H ^a   Moon, Y S ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chicken; Heat shock proteins; Stress; Telomere

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77952960176     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90400     Document Type: Article

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