Avian Immunology

Herausgeber: Kaspers, Bernd; Schat, Karel A

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The science underpinning avian immunology is crucial to understanding basic immunological principles. The exceptional features of the avian immune system and different strategies birds have adopted can provide important evolutionary insights. This book provides the most complete picture of the avian immune system so far. The worldwide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, the threat of an avian influenza pandemic and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks worldwide demonstrates the need to review the important practical lessons in disease control presented here.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 217mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1507g
• ISBN-13: 9780123969651
• ISBN-10: 0123969654
• Artikelnr.: 36956929

Inhaltsangabe

1. The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features 2.
Structure of the avian lymphoid system 3. Early ontogeny of the avian
immune system 4. B cells, bursa, development of antibody repertoire 5. T
cell development and function 6. Antibodies 7. Innate immune responses 8.
MHC and its role in avian immune responses 9. Antigen Presenting Cells 10.
Cytokines and chemokines 11. Immunogenetics and mapping immunological
functions 12. The mucosal immune system 13. Enteric immune system 14.
Respiratory Immune system 15. Reproductive immune system 16.
Immunodepressive diseases & immune evasion 17. Factors modulating the
immune system 18. Autoimmune diseases of poultry 19. Tumours of the immune
system 20. Practical aspects of vaccination 21. Comparative immunology of
domesticated agricultural species 22. Ecological Immunology
App. A. Chicken strains useful for defining the genetics of immune traits
App. B. Resources available for studying avian immunology