1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin-D3 Induces Avian β-Defensin Gene Expression in Chickens

Long Zhang; Lu Lu; Siming Li; Guolong Zhang; Linghua Ouyang; Kelsy Robinson; Yanqiang Tang; Qing Zhu; Diyan Li; Yaodong Hu; Yiping Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154546

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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin-D₃ Induces Avian β-Defensin Gene Expression in Chickens

Long Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Long Zhang, Lu Lu, Siming Li

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Lu Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Long Zhang, Lu Lu, Siming Li

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Siming Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Long Zhang, Lu Lu, Siming Li

* E-mail: lisiming16@126.com (SL); liuyp578@163.com (YL)

Affiliation Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang, 330200, P. R. China
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Guolong Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States of America
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Linghua Ouyang,

Affiliation Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang, 330200, P. R. China
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Kelsy Robinson,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States of America
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Yanqiang Tang,

Affiliation Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang, 330200, P. R. China
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Qing Zhu,

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Diyan Li,

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Yaodong Hu,

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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Yiping Liu

* E-mail: lisiming16@126.com (SL); liuyp578@163.com (YL)

Affiliation Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, P. R. China
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin-D₃ Induces Avian β-Defensin Gene Expression in Chickens

Long Zhang,
Lu Lu,
Siming Li,
Guolong Zhang,
Linghua Ouyang,
Kelsy Robinson,
Yanqiang Tang,
Qing Zhu,
Diyan Li,
Yaodong Hu

Published: May 2, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154546

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