Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Mucin Expression and Suppresses the Mucosal Immune Function of the Respiratory Tract in Chicks

Xiaoxiao Fan; Shaoqiong Liu; Guanhua Liu; Jingpeng Zhao; Hongchao Jiao; Xiaojuan Wang; Zhigang Song; Hai Lin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139131

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Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Mucin Expression and Suppresses the Mucosal Immune Function of the Respiratory Tract in Chicks

Xiaoxiao Fan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoxiao Fan, Shaoqiong Liu

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Shaoqiong Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoxiao Fan, Shaoqiong Liu

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Guanhua Liu,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Jingpeng Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Hongchao Jiao,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Xiaojuan Wang,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Zhigang Song ,

* E-mail: hailin@sdau.edu.cn (HL); 173425201@qq.com (ZS)

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Hai Lin

* E-mail: hailin@sdau.edu.cn (HL); 173425201@qq.com (ZS)

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Key Lab for Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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Vitamin A Deficiency Impairs Mucin Expression and Suppresses the Mucosal Immune Function of the Respiratory Tract in Chicks

Xiaoxiao Fan,
Shaoqiong Liu,
Guanhua Liu,
Jingpeng Zhao,
Hongchao Jiao,
Xiaojuan Wang,
Zhigang Song,
Hai Lin

Published: September 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139131

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