Effect of Icariin on Tibial Dyschondroplasia Incidence and Tibial Characteristics by Regulating P2RX7 in Chickens

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Effects of icariin on thiram induced tibial dyschondroplasia chickens. (a) Lameness was significant in TD groups during the experiment period while no lameness was observed in control group. The icariin group chickens started to regain their ability to walk and stand properly. (b) The morphological changes of proximal tibial growth plates. AC = articular cartilage; GP = growth plate; TDL = tibial dyschondroplasia lesion; BV = blood vessels; TB length = tibia length; GP width = growth plate width. (c) indicates the evaluation of correlation of average score in different groups from day 7 to day 18.

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