Transcriptional profiling of gallinacins antimicrobial peptides in the chicken reproductive tract and embryos

Journal of Biological Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2010, Pages 211-218

  Michailidis, Georgios ^a   Avdi, Melpomeni ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Chicken embryos; Gallinacins; Reproductive tract

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78149241580     PISSN: 1790045X     EISSN: 1790045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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