Effects of Selenium and Cadmium on Breast Muscle Fatty-Acid Composition and Gene Expression of Liver Antioxidant Proteins in Broilers
The present work was part of a project intended to evaluate whether organic selenium (Se) has the potential to protect against toxic effects exerted by cadmium (Cd). For this reason, 300 as-hatched, one-day-old broiler chickens were randomly allocated in four dietary treatments with five replicate p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Series: | Antioxidants |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/5/147 |