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Description: |
xvi, 439 pages : illustrations |
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General Note: |
Preceded by Avian immunology / edited by Fred Davison, Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat. 2008. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features / Fred Davison -- Structure of the avian lymphoid system / Imre Oláh, Nándor Nagy and Lonneke Vervelde -- Development of the avian immune system / Julien S. Fellah [and 3 others] -- Avian T cells : antigen recognition and lineages / Adrian L. Smith and Thomas W. Göbel -- Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins / Sonja Härtle [and 4 others] -- Innate immune responses / Helle R. Juul-Madsen [and 4 others] -- The avian MHC / Jim Kaufman -- Avian antigen-presenting cells / Bernd Kaspers and Pete Kaiser -- Avian cytokines and chemokines / Pete Kaiser and Peter Stäheli -- Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions / Susan J. Lamont, Jack C.M. Dekkers and Huaijun Zhou -- The mucosal immune system / Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat and Pete Kaiser -- The avian enteric immune system in health and disease / Adrian L. Smith, Claire Powers, and Richard K. Beal -- The avian respiratory immune system / Sonja Härtle and Bernd Kaspers -- The avian reproductive immune system / Paul Wigley, Paul Barrow and Karel A. Schat -- Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immunoevasion / Karel A. Schat and Michael A. Skinner -- Factors modulating the avian immune system / Elizabeth A. Koutsos and Kirk C. Klasing -- Autoimmune diseases of poultry / Gisela F. Erf -- Tumors of the avian immune system / Venugopal Nair -- Practical aspects of poultry vaccination / Virgil E.J.C. Schijins [and 3 others] -- Comparative immunology of agricultural birds / Ursula Schultz and Katharine E. Magor -- Ecoimmunology / James S. Adelman, Daniel R. Ardia and Karel A. Schat -- Appendix A: Genetic stocks for immunological research / Mary E. Delany and Thomas H. O'Hare -- Appendix B: Resources for studying avian immunology / Pete Kaiser. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: 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.--Provided by publisher. |