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Avian Immunology
About this book
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.
Avian Immunology, Third Edition, is a fascinating and growing field and surely provides new and exciting insights for mainstream immunology in the future.
- Reflects significant advances in the field since the second edition, particularly the explosion of knowledge on genomics including work on the chicken, turkey and zebra finch genomes
- Provides a single source reference ranging from the basic science to cutting edge research
- Provides practical information for veterinarians particularly those specialised in poultry or companion bird medicine
- New chapters on the impact of the microbiome on the immune system, defence mechanisms in the egg and embryo and emerging transgene technologies
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Yes, you can access Avian Immunology by Bernd Kaspers,Karel A. Schat,Thomas Göbel,Lonneke Vervelde in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Immunology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 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 8.1 Macrophages and dendritic cells
- Subchapter 8.2 Avian granulocytes
- Chapter 8.3 Thrombocyte functions in the avian immune system
- Chapter 8.4 Natural killer cells
- Chapter 8.5 Soluble components and acute-phase proteins
- Chapter 8.6 Pattern recognition receptors
- Chapter 9 Avian cytokines and their receptors
- Chapter 10 Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions
- Chapter 11 The mucosal immune system
- Chapter 11.1 The avian enteric immune system in health and disease
- Chapter 11.2 The avian respiratory immune system
- Subchapter 11.3 The avian reproductive 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
- Appendix 1. Genetic stocks for immunological research
- Abbreviations
- Index