Effects of dietary Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on the antioxidant defense system and immune-related gene expression in broilers exposed to oxidative stress by dexamethasone

Poultry Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 30-38

  El Senousey, H K ^a,b   Chen, B ^a   Wang, J Y ^a   Atta, A M ^b   Mohamed, F R ^b   Nie, Q H ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Antioxidant; Broiler; Immune gene expression; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; AVIAN PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; THIOCTIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CHICKEN; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; AVIAN PROTEINS; CHICKENS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THIOCTIC ACID; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 85045956320     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex298     Document Type: Article

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