Pathology of lymphoid organs in chickens fed a diet deficient in zinc

Avian Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 519-524

  Cui, Hengmin ^a   Xi, Peng ^a   Junliang, Deng ^a   Debing, Li ^a   Guang, Yang ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BURSA FABRICII; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEATHER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CHICKENS; DIET; FEATHERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; ZINC;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 8644257709     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450400003528     Document Type: Article

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