Regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K/Akt) pathway in chicken and duck cells and its implications for influenza A virus pathogenesis

Wild aquatic birds, particularly ducks are considered as the major reservoirs of low-pathogenic avian influenza A viruses (LPAIAVs). Occasional spill-over to susceptible hosts like chicken and turkeys results in severe disease especially when infected with high pathogenic H5N1 virus subtypes that ev...

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Main Author: Kumar, Sanjeeva
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52788/