Comprehensive growth performance, immune function, plasma biochemistry, gene expressions and cell death morphology responses to a daily corticosterone injection course in broiler chickens

• Gamal M. K. Mehaisen ,

  * E-mail: gamoka@cu.edu.eg

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-4290

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• Mariam G. Eshak ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mariam G. Eshak, Ahmed M. Elkaiaty

  Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

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• Ahmed M. Elkaiaty ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mariam G. Eshak, Ahmed M. Elkaiaty

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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• Abdel-Rahman M. M. Atta ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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• Magdi M. Mashaly ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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• Ahmed O. Abass

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

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