Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 37-44

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010037

Subchronic exposure to deoxynivalenol exerts slight effect on the immune system and liver morphology of growing rabbits

Mariam Kachlek1, Judit Szabó-Fodor2, András Szabó1, István Bors2, Chiara Celia1,3, Zsolt Gerencsér1, Zsolt Matics1, Zsolt Szendrő1, Tamás Tuboly4, Erika Balogh-Zándoki5, Róbert Glávits6, Antonella Dalle Zotte3, Melinda Kovács1,2

1Kaposvár University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kaposvár, Hungary
2MTA-KE Mycotoxins in the Food Chain Research Group, Kaposvár, Hungary
3University of Padova, Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, Padova, Italy
4Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary
5Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
6Autopsy KKT, Budapest, Hungary

Received July 7, 2016
Accepted February 17, 2017

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