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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
Volume 12, 2009 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Effects of stress, mimicked by administration of corticosterone in drinking water, on the expression of chicken cytokine and chemokine genes in lymphocytes

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Pages 388-399 | Received 17 Jul 2008, Accepted 03 Oct 2008, Published online: 23 Nov 2009

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