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Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Mucin Expression and Suppresses the Mucosal Immune Function of the Respiratory Tract in Chicks

The chicken immune system is immature at the time of hatching. The development of the respiratory immune system after hatching is vital to young chicks. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary vitamin A supplement levels on respiratory mucin and IgA production in chicks. In th...

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Autores principales: Fan, Xiaoxiao, Liu, Shaoqiong, Liu, Guanhua, Zhao, Jingpeng, Jiao, Hongchao, Wang, Xiaojuan, Song, Zhigang, Lin, Hai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26422233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139131