Control and Development of the Autonomic Nervous System in Posthatch Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) and Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

Control and Development of the Autonomic Nervous System in Posthatch Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) and Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

Heart rate is tonically regulated by the two branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS); parasympathetic activation decreases heart rate while sympathetic activation increases it. Previous studies on the ANS in chickens have focused mainly on embryonic development, but it is largely unknown what...

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Main Author: Näsström, Åsa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi 2015
Subjects:
Adrenegic tone
Autonomic nervous system
Broiler
Cholinergic tone
Heart rate
Red Junglefowl (RJF)
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