Aflatoxin B1 affects apoptosis and expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 in thymus and bursa of fabricius in broiler chickens

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1113-1120

  Peng, Xi ^a   Chen, Kejie ^a   Chen, Jin ^a   Fang, Jing ^a   Cui, Hengmin ^a   Zuo, Zhicai ^a   Deng, Junliang ^a   Chen, Zhengli ^a   Geng, Yi ^a   Lai, Weimin ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aflatoxin B1; apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; bursa of fabricius; Caspase 3; thymus

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH;

AFLATOXIN B; APOPTOTIC CELLS; BCL-2; BROILER CHICKENS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CASPASE-3; CONTROL GROUPS; FLOW-CYTOMETER;

THYMUS;

AFLATOXIN B1; CASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOGEN; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; POULTRY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BURSA FABRICII; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD INTAKE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TUNEL ASSAY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84982112144     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.22120     Document Type: Article

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