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Provides an up-to-date overview of the current knowledge of avian immunology. From the ontogeny of the avian immune system to practical application in vaccinology, this book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schat, K. A. (Karel Antoni), 1944- (Editor), Kaspers, Bernd (Editor), Kaiser, P. (Pete) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2014.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Birds > Immunology.
Birds > immunology.
Bird Diseases > immunology.
Immune System.
Immunity.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features
  • Structure of the avian lymphoid system
  • Development of the avian immune 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
  • Innate immune responses
  • The avian MHC
  • Avian antigen-presenting cells
  • Avian cytokines and chemokines
  • Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions
  • The 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 immunoevasion
  • Factors 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