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1 - THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AVIAN IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ITS UNIQUE FEATURES
FRED DAVISON
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2 - STRUCTURE OF THE AVIAN LYMPHOID SYSTEM
IMRE OLÁH and LONNEKE VERVELDE
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3 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE AVIAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
JULIEN S. FELLAH, THIERRY JAFFREDO and DOMINIQUE DUNON
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4 - B CELLS, THE BURSA OF FABRICIUS AND THE GENERATION OF ANTIBODY REPERTOIRES
MICHAEL J.H. RATCLIFFE
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5 - AVIAN T CELLS: ANTIGEN RECOGNITION AND LINEAGES
BIRGIT VIERTLBOECK and THOMAS W.F. GÖBEL
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6 - STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF AVIAN IMMUNOGLOBULINS
FRED DAVISON, KATHARINE E. MAGOR and BERND KASPERS
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7 - AVIAN INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES
HELLE R. JUUL-MADSEN, BIRGIT VIERTLBOECK, ... THOMAS W.F. GÖBEL
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8 - THE AVIAN MHC
JIM KAUFMAN
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9 - AVIAN ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS
BERND KASPERS, SONJA KOTHLOW and COLIN BUTTER
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10 - AVIAN CYTOKINES AND CHEMOKINES
PETE KAISER and PETER STÄHELI
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11 - IMMUNOGENETICS AND MAPPING IMMUNOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
SUSAN J. LAMONT, JACK C.M. DEKKERS and JOAN BURNSIDE
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12 - THE AVIAN MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM
FRED DAVISON, BERND KASPERS and KAREL A. SCHAT
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13 - THE AVIAN ENTERIC IMMUNE SYSTEM IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
ADRIAN L. SMITH and RICHARD BEAL
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14 - THE AVIAN RESPIRATORY IMMUNE SYSTEM
SONJA KOTHLOW and BERND KASPERS
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15 - THE AVIAN REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM
PAUL WIGLEY, PAUL BARROW and KAREL A. SCHAT
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16 - AVIAN IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DISEASES AND IMMUNE EVASION
KAREL A. SCHAT and MICHAEL A. SKINNER
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17 - FACTORS MODULATING THE AVIAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
ELIZABETH A. KOUTSOS and KIRK C. KLASING
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18 - AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF POULTRY
GISELA F. ERF
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19 - TUMOURS OF THE AVIAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
VENUGOPAL NAIR
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20 - PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF POULTRY VACCINATION
VIRGIL E.J.C. SCHIJNS, JAGDEV SHARMA and IAN TARPEY
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21 - COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL BIRDS
URSULA SCHULTZ and KATHARINE E. MAGOR
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22 - ECOIMMUNOLOGY
DANIEL R. ARDIA and KAREL A. SCHAT
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APPENDIX 1 - Genetic Stocks for Immunological Research
MARY E. DELANY and TERRI M. GESSARO
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APPENDIX 2 - Resources Available for Studying Avian Immunology
PETE KAISER and FRED DAVISON
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GLOSSARY
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INDEX
Pages 473-481
About the book
Description
The science underpinning avian immunology is crucial to understanding basic immunological principles and the exceptional features of the avian immune system, as 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 world-wide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, the threat of an avian influenza pandemic and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks world-wide demonstrates the need to review the important practical lessons in disease control presented here.
The science underpinning avian immunology is crucial to understanding basic immunological principles and the exceptional features of the avian immune system, as 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 world-wide importance of poultry protein for the human diet, the threat of an avian influenza pandemic and heavy reliance on vaccination to protect commercial flocks world-wide demonstrates the need to review the important practical lessons in disease control presented here.
Key Features
* With contributions from 33 of the foremost international experts in the field this book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of avian immunology of the field 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, assessing the importance of this subject for studying population dynamics and reviewing the 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 and comprehensive review of avian immunology of the field 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, assessing the importance of this subject for studying population dynamics and reviewing the methods and resources available for carrying out such research
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ISBN
978-0-12-370634-8
Language
English
Published
2008
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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Academic Press