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Original Article

Genetically-Controlled Severity of Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Obese Strain (OS) Chickens Is Expressed at Both the Humoral and Cellular Effector Mechanism Levels

R. L. Boyd Institute for General and Experimental Pathology University of Innsbruck, Medical School, Innsbruck, Austria
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R. K. Cole Department of Poultry and Avian Science, Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
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G. Wick Department of Poultry and Avian Science, Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
Pages 263-272 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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