Articles | Volume 59, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016
Original study
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17 Feb 2016
Original study |  | 17 Feb 2016

Effects of γ-aminobutyric acid on the tissue structure, antioxidant activity, cell apoptosis, and cytokine contents of bursa of Fabricius in chicks under heat stress

Zhong Chen, Yong-Wei Zhou, Chen Liang, Ying-Ya Jiang, and Li-Jin Xie

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