Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 63-74 , February 2010

Visfatin gene expression in chickens is sex and tissue dependent

  • E. Ons

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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  • A. Gertler

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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  • J. Buyse

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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  • E. Lebihan-Duval

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherches Avicoles, INRA 37380 Nouzilly, France
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  • A. Bordas

      Affiliations

    • UMR INRA/INAPG Génétique et Diversité Animales, Jouy-en-Josas 78352, France
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  • B. Goddeeris

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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  • S. Dridi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology, and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    • S. Dridi is presently at the College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 1095 VA Drive HSRB, Lexington, KY 40536, USA Tel.: +859 257 3902 fax: +859 257 2317.

Received 23 March 2009 ,Revised 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.08.007

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 63-74 , February 2010

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