Avian immunology /
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston ; London :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 481 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Importance of the avian immune system and its unique features -- Structure of the avian lymphoid system -- B cells, the bursa of Fabricius and the generation of antibody repertoires -- Avian T cells : antigen recognition and lineages -- Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins -- Avian innate immune responses -- The avian MHC -- Avian antigen presenting cells -- Avian cytokines and chemokines -- Immunogenetics and mapping immunological functions -- The avian mucosal immune system -- The avian enteric immune system in health and disease -- The avian respiratory immune system -- The avian reproductive immune system -- Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion -- Factora modulating the avian immune system -- Autoimmune diseases of poultry -- Tumors of the avian immune system -- Practical aspects of poultry vaccination -- Comparative immunology of agricultural birds -- Ecoimmunology |
| ISBN: | 9780123706348 (hbk.) 0123706343 (hbk.) |