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Avian Immunology

Book • Second Edition2014

Edited by:

Karel A. Schat, Bernd Kaspers and Pete Kaiser

Avian Immunology

Book • Second Edition2014

 

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Edited by:

Karel A. Schat, Bernd Kaspers and Pete Kaiser

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The second edition of Avian Immunology provides an up-to-date overview of the current knowledge of avian immunology. From the ontogeny of the avian immune system to practical appli ... read full description

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    Chapter 1 - The Importance of the Avian Immune System and its Unique Features

    Fred Davison

    Pages 1-9

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    Chapter 2 - Structure of the Avian Lymphoid System

    Imre Oláh, Nándor Nagy and Lonneke Vervelde

    Pages 11-44

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    Chapter 3 - Development of the Avian Immune System

    Julien S. Fellah, Thierry Jaffredo, ... Dominique Dunon

    Pages 45-63

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    Chapter 4 - B Cells, the Bursa of Fabricius and the Generation of Antibody Repertoires

    Michael J.H. Ratcliffe and Sonja Härtle

    Pages 65-89

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    Chapter 5 - Avian T Cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages

    Adrian L. Smith and Thomas W. Göbel

    Pages 91-102

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    Chapter 6 - Structure and Evolution of Avian Immunoglobulins

    Sonja Härtle, Katharine E. Magor, ... Bernd Kaspers

    Pages 103-120

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    Chapter 7 - Innate Immune Responses

    Helle R. Juul-Madsen, Birgit Viertlböeck, ... Thomas W. Göbel

    Pages 121-147

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    Chapter 8 - The Avian MHC

    Jim Kaufman

    Pages 149-167

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    Chapter 9 - Avian Antigen-Presenting Cells

    Bernd Kaspers and Pete Kaiser

    Pages 169-188

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    Chapter 10 - Avian Cytokines and Chemokines

    Pete Kaiser and Peter Stäheli

    Pages 189-204

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    Chapter 11 - Immunogenetics and the Mapping of Immunological Functions

    Susan J. Lamont, Jack C.M. Dekkers and Huaijun Zhou

    Pages 205-221

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    Chapter 12 - The Mucosal Immune System

    Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat and Pete Kaiser

    Pages 223-225

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    Chapter 13 - The Avian Enteric Immune System in Health and Disease

    Adrian L. Smith, Claire Powers and Richard K. Beal

    Pages 227-250

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    Chapter 14 - The Avian Respiratory Immune System

    Sonja Härtle and Bernd Kaspers

    Pages 251-263

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    Chapter 15 - The Avian Reproductive Immune System

    Paul Wigley, Paul Barrow and Karel A. Schat

    Pages 265-274

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    Chapter 16 - Avian Immunosuppressive Diseases and Immunoevasion

    Karel A. Schat and Michael A. Skinner

    Pages 275-297

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    Chapter 17 - Factors Modulating the Avian Immune System

    Elizabeth A. Koutsos and Kirk C. Klasing

    Pages 299-313

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    Chapter 18 - Autoimmune Diseases of Poultry

    Gisela F. Erf

    Pages 315-332

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    Chapter 19 - Tumors of the Avian Immune System

    Venugopal Nair

    Pages 333-344

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    Chapter 20 - Practical Aspects of Poultry Vaccination

    Virgil E.J.C. Schijns, Saskia van de Zande, ... Sanjay M. Reddy

    Pages 345-362

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    Chapter 21 - Comparative Immunology of Agricultural Birds

    Ursula Schultz and Katharine E. Magor

    Pages 363-389

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    Chapter 22 - Ecoimmunology

    James S. Adelman, Daniel R. Ardia and Karel A. Schat

    Pages 391-411

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    Appendix A - Genetic Stocks for Immunological Research

    Mary E. Delany and Thomas H. O’Hare

    Pages 413-423

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    Appendix B - Resources for Studying Avian Immunology

    Pete Kaiser

    Pages 425-428

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    Abbreviations

    Pages 429-432

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    Index

    Pages 433-439

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Description

The second edition of Avian Immunology 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, the book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens. In addition, chapters are devoted to the immunology of other commercially important species such as turkeys and ducks, and to ecoimmunology summarizing the knowledge of immune responses in free-living birds often in relation to reproductive success.

The book 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.

The world-wide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, as well  as the threat of avian influenza pandemics like H5N1 and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks makes this book a vital resource. This book provides 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.

The second edition of Avian Immunology 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, the book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens. In addition, chapters are devoted to the immunology of other commercially important species such as turkeys and ducks, and to ecoimmunology summarizing the knowledge of immune responses in free-living birds often in relation to reproductive success.

The book 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.

The world-wide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, as well  as the threat of avian influenza pandemics like H5N1 and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks makes this book a vital resource. This book provides 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.

Key Features

  • With contributions from 33 of the foremost international experts in the field, this book provides the most up-to-date review of avian immunology so far
  • Contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system reviewing constitutive barriers, chemical and cellular responses; it includes a comprehensive review of avian Toll-like receptors
  • Contains a wide-ranging review of the "ecoimmunology" of free-living avian species, as applied to studies of population dynamics, and reviews methods and resources available for carrying out such research
  • With contributions from 33 of the foremost international experts in the field, this book provides the most up-to-date review of avian immunology so far
  • Contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system reviewing constitutive barriers, chemical and cellular responses; it includes a comprehensive review of avian Toll-like receptors
  • Contains a wide-ranging review of the "ecoimmunology" of free-living avian species, as applied to studies of population dynamics, and reviews methods and resources available for carrying out such research

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ISBN

978-0-12-396965-1

Language

English

Published

2014

Copyright

Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Imprint

Academic Press

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Editors

Karel A. Schat

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Bernd Kaspers

Institute for Animal Physiology, University of Munich

Pete Kaiser

The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh