Isolation, culture, and characterization of chicken intestinal epithelial cells

Abstract Background Enterocytes exert an absorptive and protective function in the intestine, and they encounter many different challenging factors such as feed, bacteria, and parasites. An intestinal epithelial in vitro model can help to understand how enterocytes are affected by these factors and...

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Main Authors: Federico Ghiselli, Barbara Rossi, Martina Felici, Maria Parigi, Giovanni Tosi, Laura Fiorentini, Paola Massi, Andrea Piva, Ester Grilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Molecular and Cell Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-021-00349-7