Association of markers in genes of the growth hormone axis with the viral load in lymphoid tissues of chickens infected with Marek's disease virus
Vaccination against Marek's disease (MD) is greatly enhanced by host genetic resistance. Genes of the growth hormone (GH) axis have been reported to affect the ontogeny and effector functions of cells of the immune system. Two strains of White Leghorn chickens bred for contrasting homozygous ma...
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McGill University
2000
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33420 |