Hepatic DNA Methylation in Response to Early Stimulation of Microbiota with <i>Lactobacillus</i> Synbiotics in Broiler Chickens

DNA methylation inhibits DNA transcription by the addition of methyl residues to cysteine within the CpG islands of gene promoters. The process of DNA methylation can be modulated by environmental factors such as intestinal microbiota. In poultry, the composition of the intestinal microbiota can be...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Dunislawska, Anna Slawinska, Maria Siwek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/5/579