Avian Immunology – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780128187081,0128187085,9780128190715, 012819071X
Product details:
- ISBN 10:012819071X
- ISBN 13: 9780128190715
- Author: Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat, Thomas Göbel, Lonneke Vervelde
Avian Immunology, Third Edition contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system, encompassing the mucosal, enteric, respiratory and reproductive systems. The diseases and disorders it covers, include immunodepressive diseases and immune evasion, autoimmune diseases, and tumors of the immune system. Practical aspects of vaccination are examined as well. Extensive appendices summarize resources for scientists including cell lines, inbred chicken lines, cytokines, chemokines, and monoclonal antibodies.
With contributions from the foremost international experts in the field, Avian Immunology 3rd, provides the most up-to-date crucial information not only for poultry health professionals and avian biologists, but also for comparative and veterinary immunologists, graduate students and veterinary students with an interest in avian immunology.
Table contents:
Chapter 1. The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features
Chapter 2. Structure of the avian lymphoid system
Chapter 3. Development of the avian hematopoietic and immune systems
Chapter 4. B cells, the bursa of Fabricius, and the generation of antibody repertoires
Chapter 5. Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins
Chapter 6. Avian T cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages
Chapter 7. The avian major histocompatibility complex
Chapter 8. Introduction to the avian innate immune system; properties, effects, and integration with other parts of the immune system
Chapter 9. Avian cytokines and their receptors
Chapter 10. Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions
Chapter 11. The mucosal immune system
Chapter 12. Impact of the gut microbiota on the immune system
Chapter 13. Innate defenses of the avian egg
Chapter 14. Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion
Chapter 15. Factors modulating the avian immune system
Chapter 16. Autoimmune diseases of poultry
Chapter 17. Tumors of the avian immune system
Chapter 18. Practical aspects of poultry vaccination
Chapter 19. Comparative immunology of agricultural birds
Chapter 20. Evolutionary and ecological immunology
Chapter 21. Advances in genetic engineering of the avian genome
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