Cytokine expression in phytohaemagglutinin-induced skin inflammation in a galliform bird

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-50

  Vinkler, Michal ^a   Svobodová, Jana ^b   Gabrielová, Barbora ^a   Bainová, Hana ^a   Bryjová, Anna ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAMEBIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PERDIX PERDIX;

EID: 84892503815     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05860.x     Document Type: Article

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