Immunological responses to Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin in two genetically divergent lines of chickens as influenced by major histocompatibility complex genotype

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 592-603

  Sumners, L H ^a   Cox, C M ^a   Kim, S ^a   Salevsky, J E ^a   Siegel, P B ^a   Dalloul, R A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha toxin; Chicken; Clostridium perfringens; Genetic resistance; Immune response

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84863165773     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01775     Document Type: Article

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