Ornithine decarboxylase expression in the small intestine of broilers submitted to feed restriction and glutamine supplementation

Six hundred and forty one-day-old Cobb male broilers were used to evaluate ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) expression in the mucosa of the small intestine. Birds were submitted to early feed restriction from 7 to 14 days of age. The provided feed was supplemented with glutamine. A completely randomize...

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Main Authors: AV Fischer da Silva, SA Borges, A Maiorka, PEN Givisiez, C Rocha, M Macari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2007000200006