"Marek Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A transmissible viral disease of birds caused by avian herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID) and other MARDIVIRUS. There is lymphoid cell infiltration or lymphomatous tumor formation in the peripheral nerves and gonads, but may also involve visceral organs, skin, muscle, and the eye.
| Descriptor ID |
D008380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.650 C02.928.489 C15.604.515.700 C20.683.515.840 C22.131.546
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| Concept/Terms |
Marek Disease- Marek Disease
- Marek's Disease
- Mareks Disease
- Neurolymphomatosis
- Neurolymphomatoses
- Fowl Paralysis
- Fowl Paralyses
- Paralyses, Fowl
- Paralysis, Fowl
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Marek Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative effects of in ovo versus subcutaneous administration of the Marek's disease vaccine and pre-placement holding time on the intestinal villus to crypt ratios of Ross 708 broilers during early post-hatch development1,2,3. Poult Sci. 2019 Feb 01; 98(2):712-716.
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Comparative effects of in ovo versus subcutaneous administration of the Marek's disease vaccine and pre-placement holding time on the processing yield of Ross 708 broilers. Poult Sci. 2017 Sep 01; 96(11):3944-3948.