Acute heat stress induces differential gene expressions in the testes of a broiler-type strain of Taiwan country chickens.

The expression of testicular genes following acute heat stress has been reported in layer-type roosters, but few similar studies have been conducted on broilers. This study investigated the effect of acute heat stress on the gene expression in the testes of a broiler-type strain of Taiwan country ch...

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Main Authors: Shih-Han Wang, Chuen-Yu Cheng, Pin-Chi Tang, Chih-Feng Chen, Hsin-Hsin Chen, Yen-Pai Lee, San-Yuan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416790?pdf=render