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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
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monografia Rebiun19267815 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun19267815 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 130722s2014 ne a ob 001 0 eng d 9780123972729 0123972728 0123969654 9780123969651 9780123969651 0123969654 UPCT u406938 NT eng pn NT UIU GZM CUX UKMGB YDXCP DEBSZ GGVRL OCLCQ OCLCO NKT UNAV 571.9618 23 Avian Immunology Recurso electrónico] Edited by Karel Schat, Bernd Kaspers, Pete Kaiser 2nd ed Amsterdam Boston Elsevier/Academic Press 2014 Amsterdam Boston Amsterdam Boston Elsevier/Academic Press xvi, 439 p. il xvi, 439 p. EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete Previous edition: 2008 Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice 1. The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features / Fred Davison -- 2. Structure of the avian lymphoid system / Imre Olah, Nandor Nagy and Lonneke Vervelde -- 3. Development of the avian immune system / Julien S. Fellah [and three others] -- 4. B cells, the Bursa of Fabricius and the generation of antibody repertoires / Michael J.H. Ratcliffe and Sonja Hartle -- 5. Avian T cells : antigen recognition and lineages / Adrian L. Smith and Thomas W. Gobel -- 6. Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins / Sonja Hartle [and four others] -- 7. Innate immune responses / Helle R. Juul-Madsen [and four others] -- 8. The avian MHC / Jim Kaufman -- 9. Avian antigen-presenting cells / Bernd Kaspers and Pete Kaiser -- 10. Avian cytokines and chemokines / Pete Kaiser and Peter Staheli -- 11. Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions / Susan J. Lamont, Jack C.M. Dekkers and Huaijun Zhou -- 12. The mucosal immune system / Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat and Pete Kaiser -- 13. The avian enteric immune system in health and disease / Adrian L. Smith, Claire Powers and Richard K. Beal -- 14. The avian respiratory immune system / Sonja Hartle and Bernd Kaspers -- 15. The avian reproductive immune system / Paul Wigley, Paul Barrow and Karel A. Schat -- 16. Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immunoevasion / Karel A. Schat and Michael A. Skinner -- 17. Factors modulating the avian immune system / Elizabeth A. Koutsos and Kirk C. Klasing -- 18. Autoimmune diseases of poultry / Gisela F. Erf -- 19. Tumors of the avian immune system / Venugopal Nair -- 20. Practical aspects of poultry vaccination / Virgil E.J.C. Schijns [and three others] -- 21. Comparative immunology of agricultural birds / Ursula Schultz and Katharine E Magor -- 22. Ecoimmunology / James S. Adelman, Daniel R. Ardia and Karel A. Schat 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 Forma de acceso: World Wide Web Schat, K. A. Karel Antoni) 1944-) Kaspers, Bernd Kaiser, P. Pete),)