| E. tenella | Eimeria tenella |
| TRAF6 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor 6 |
| Gga-miR-7b | Gallus gallus microRNA-7b |
| MiRNA | MicroRNA |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappaB |
| H&E | Hematoxylin-eosin |
| DF-1 cells | Chicken embryo fibroblast cell line |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| NC | Negative control |
| IL | Interleukin |
| CDS | Coding sequence |
| 3’UTR | 3′-untranslated region |