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

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Icariin promoted the vascularization and inhibited the formation of TD lesion in thiram induced tibial dyschondroplasia chickens. (a) The average value of TB weight/C weight was 0.0092 in control group, while it was higher in TD group as compared to control group. However, with the using of icariin, the value becomes lower. (b) The GP width/TB weight was less in control group as compared with TD group, while the icariin treatment was near the control group. (c) The TB length/TB weight was less from day 7 to day 18 with no significant change among three groups. TB weight = tibia weight; C weight = chicken weight; GP width = growth plate width; TB length = tibia length.

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