Avian Immunology 3rd Edition Bernd Kaspers Karel A Schat Thomas Gbel by Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat, Thomas Göbel, Lonneke Vervelde 9780128187081, 0128187085 instant download after payment.

Foreword -- 1 The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features -- 2 Structure of the avian lymphoid system -- 3 Development of the avian hematopoietic and immune systems -- 4 B cells, the bursa of Fabricius, and the generation of antibody repertoires -- 5 Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins -- 6 Avian T cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages -- 7 The avian major histocompatibility complex -- 8 Introduction to the avian innate immune system; properties, effects, and integration with other parts of the immune system -- 9 Avian cytokines and their receptors -- 10 Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions -- 11 The mucosal immune system 12 Impact of the gut microbiota on the immune system -- 13 Innate defenses of the avian egg -- 14 Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion -- 15 Factors modulating the avian immune system -- 16 Autoimmune diseases of poultry -- 17 Tumors of the avian immune system -- 18 Practical aspects of poultry vaccination -- 19 Comparative immunology of agricultural birds -- 20 Evolutionary and ecological immunology -- 21 Advances in genetic engineering of the avian genome -- Appendix 1 Genetic stocks for immunological research -- Abbreviations.