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| Foreword |
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| 1 The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features |
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1.2 The contribution from avian lymphocytes |
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1.3 Contribution of the bursa of Fabricius |
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1.3.1 Gene conversion and the bursa |
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1.4 The contribution of the chicken MHC |
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1.5 Contributions to vaccinology |
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1.5.1 Embryonic (in ovo) vaccination |
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| 2 Structure of the avian lymphoid system |
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2.2.1 Anatomy and histological organization |
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2.3 The bursa of Fabricius |
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2.3.1 Anatomy and histology |
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2.3.2 Bursal surface epithelium |
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2.3.5 Bursal medullary epithelial cells |
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2.3.6 Bursal secretory dendritic cells |
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2.3.10 Peripheral lymphoid tissue of the bursa of Fabricius |
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2.3.11 Germinal center of the peripheral lymphoid organs |
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2.4.2 Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath |
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2.4.3 Ellipsoids and periellipsoid white pulp |
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2.4.4 The marginal-zone equivalent and antigen handling |
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2.5 Gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
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2.5.1 Follicle-associated epithelium or lymphoepithelium |
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2.5.2 Esophageal and pyloric tonsils |
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2.5.4 Meckel's diverticulum |
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2.8 Ectopic lymphatic tissue and pineal gland |
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| 3 Development of the avian hematopoietic and immune systems |
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3.2 Origins and migration routes of hematopoietic cells using quail/chicken complementary chimeras |
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3.2.1 Looking for the source of hematopoeietic cells during development |
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3.2.2 Macrophage production by the yolk sac |
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3.2.3 The aortic region produces HSCs |
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3.3 Aortic clusters as the intraembryonic source of definitive hematopoiesis |
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3.3.1 Cellular and molecular identification of the clusters |
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3.3.2 The paraaortic foci |
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3.3.3 Tracing the origins and fates of the aortic clusters |
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3.4 Formation of the aorta: a dorsal angioblastic lineage and a ventral hemangioblasts lineage |
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3.4.1 Two endothelial lineages form the vascular network of the embryo |
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3.4.2 Chimeric origin of the aortic endothelial cells |
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3.5 Developing an in vitro model of hemogenic endothelium commitment and endothelial-to-hematopoietic transition |
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3.6 Spatiotemporal emergence and organization of the chicken IAHCs |
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3.7 Ecs of the late fetus/young adult bone marrow harbor hemogenic potential and generate multilineage hematopoiesis |
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3.8 Spatial transcriptomics in the chicken embryo reveals regulators of hematopoiesis |
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3.9 The avian thymus and T-cell development |
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3.9.2 Colonization of the thymus |
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3.9.3 T-cell differentiation |
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3.10 The bursa of Fabricius, B-cell ontogeny, and immunoglobulins |
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3.10.1 Bursa! development |
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3.10.2 Formation of the bursa! epithelial anlage |
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3.10.3 Hematopoietic colonization of the bursal rudiment and follicle bud formation |
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3.10.4 Development of the follicle-associated epithelium and the follicular cortex |
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3.11 Lymphocyte-differentiating hormones |
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3.12 Development of the immune responses |
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3.12.1 Early immune responses |
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3.12.2 Antibody isotype switching and hypersensitivity reaction |
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3.12.3 Allograft rejection |
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| 4 B cells, the bursa of Fabricius, and the generation of antibody repertoires |
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4.2 The generation of avian antibody repertoires |
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4.2.1 Immunoglobulin light chains |
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4.2.2 Immunoglobulin heavy chains |
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4.2.3 Generation of Ig molecules by V(D)J recombination |
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4.2.4 Generation of Ig diversity by somatic gene conversion |
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4.2.5 Implications of gene conversion for allelic exclusion |
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4.3 The development of avian B cells |
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4.3.1 Prebursal B cell development |
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4.3.2 Colonization of the bursa by B cell progenitors |
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4.3.3 Colonization of lymphoid follicles in the bursa |
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4.3.4 Growth of bursa! B cells in bursal follicles |
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4.3.5 Development of the bursa after hatch |
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4.3.6 Role of cell adhesion molecules and chemokines in bursal cell development |
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4.3.7 Development of peripheral B cell populations |
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4.3.8 Activation of peripheral B cells |
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4.3.9 Plasma cell development |
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4.3.10 Cytokines in chicken B cell development and activation |
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4.3.11 Application of B cell cultures |
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| 5 Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins |
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5.1 The basic structure of immunoglobulins |
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5.2 Avian immunoglobulins |
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5.2.4 Avian homologues of IgD and IgE |
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5.2.6 Genomic organization of the IgH and IgL locus |
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5.6.1 Chicken polymeric Ig receptor |
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5.6.2 Chicken FcRn homologue |
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5.6.3 Chicken Fc receptor cluster |
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5.7 Avian antibody responses |
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5.8 The chicken egg as a source of antibodies |
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5.8.1 Avian antibodies as tools for research |
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| 6 Avian T cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages |
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6.2 T cell receptor structure and lineages |
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6.2.1 Somatic DNA recombination |
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6.2.2 Organization of the T cell receptor clusters |
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6.3 CD3 signaling complex |
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6.3.2 Chicken CD3γ/δ and CD3epsilon |
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6.3.4 T cell receptor complex-structural models |
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6.3.5 T cell receptor signal transduction |
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6.5 Costimulatory molecules |
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6.7 Methods to study T cell function |
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| 7 The avian major histocompatibility complex |
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7.2 The biology of the major histocompatibility complex |
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7.3 The major histocompatibility complex: a genomic region or a biological unit? |
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7.4 The chicken major histocompatibility complex and the major histocompatibility complex syntenic region |
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7.5 Classical and nonclassical major histocompatibility complex molecules |
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7.6 Chicken classical major histocompatibility complex molecules |
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7.7 Gene coevolution in the chicken major histocompatibility complex |
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7.8 Other chicken genes important for the major histocompatibility complex |
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7.9 Polymorphism and typing chicken major histocompatibility complex genes |
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7.10 Avian major histocompatibility complexes |
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7.11 Immunity, disease resistance, and the major histocompatibility complex in wild birds |
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7.12 Sexual selection and the major histocompatibility complex in wild birds |
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7.13 Origin and evolution of the immune system |
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| 8 Introduction to the avian innate immune system; properties, effects, and integration with other parts of the immune system |
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8.1 Macrophages and dendritic cells |
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8.1.1.1 Antigen presentation |
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8.1.1.4 Development of myeloid cells |
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8.1.1.5 Sources of avian macrophages and dendritic cells |
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8.1.1.6 Avian myeloid cell lines |
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8.1.1.7 Cell surface markers for avian myeloid cells |
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8.1.1.8 Characterization of macrophages and DC in tissue sections |
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8.1.1.9 Functional properties of chicken macrophages |
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8.1.1.10 Macrophage migration |
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8.1.1.12 Respiratory burst activity |
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8.1.1.13 Nitric oxide production: a readout system for avian macrophage activation |
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8.1.1.14 Cytokine response of avian macrophages |
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8.1.2 Functional properties of chicken antigen-presenting cells |
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8.1.2.1 Maturation from antigen sampling to antigen presenting |
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8.1.2.3 Other nonmyeloid antigen-presenting cells |
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8.2.1 Functional activities of heterophils |
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8.2.3 Other innate immune receptors |
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8.2.4 Genetic effects on heterophil genotype and phenotype |
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8.2.5 Heterophil isolation |
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8.3 Thrombocyte functions in the avian immune system |
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8.3.2 Avian thrombocyte structure |
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8.3.2.1 Physical characteristics |
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8.3.2.2 Surface protein expression |
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8.3.3 Avian thrombocytes and immune responses |
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8.3.3.2 Adaptive immune responses |
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8.3.4 Infection of thrombocytes |
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8.4.1 Potential natural killer cell receptor families |
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8.4.2 Phenotype of chicken natural killer cells |
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8.4.3 Natural killer cell function |
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8.5 Soluble components and acute-phase proteins |
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8.5.1.1 Host defense peptides |
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8.5.1.2 Collagenous lectins |
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8.5.1.3 Surfactant protein A and cLL |
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8.5.1.4 Mannose-binding lectin |
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8.5.1.5 Collectin 10, -11, and -12 |
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8.5.1.7 Components of the classical pathway |
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8.5.1.8 Components of the lectin pathway |
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8.5.1.9 Components of the alternative pathway |
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8.5.1.10 Downstream components of complement |
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8.5.2 The acute-phase response |
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8.5.2.1 C-reactive protein |
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8.5.2.3 α1-acid glycoprotein |
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8.5.2.9 Other potential chicken APPS |
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8.6 Pattern recognition receptors |
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8.6.2 Tissue fluid and secreted pattern recognition receptors |
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8.6.2.1 C-reactive protein |
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8.6.2.3 Mannose-binding lectin |
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8.6.2.5 Surfactants: surfactant protein A and surfactant protein D |
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8.6.2.7 Chicken mannose (or mannan)-binding lectin-associated serine protease proteins, linking soluble pattern recognition receptor to complement activation |
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8.6.3 Cell-associated pattern recognition receptors |
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8.6.3.1 Avian Toll-like receptors |
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8.6.3.2 TLR1/6/10-related molecules |
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8.6.3.8 The absence of TLR9 |
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8.6.3.9 Avian Toll-like receptor without mammalian orthologues: chTLR15 and chTLR21 |
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8.6.3.10 Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in chickens |
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8.6.3.11 Genetic diversity and evidence of selection in avian Toll-like receptors |
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8.6.3.12 Other transmembrane pattern recognition receptor |
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8.6.4 Cytosolic pattern recognition receptor |
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8.6.4.1 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors |
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8.6.4.2 Retinoic acid-inducible gene-like receptors |
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8.6.5 Closing comments: general considerations in pattern recognition |
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| 9 Avian cytokines and their receptors |
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9.2 Avian cytokine and chemokine families |
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9.3.1 The interleukin-1 family |
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9.3.2 T-cell proliferative interleukins |
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9.3.3 T-helper interleukins |
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9.4.1 The interleukin-10 family |
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9.4.2 The interleukin-6 family |
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9.5.3 Type III interferon |
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9.6.1 The transforming growth factor-β family |
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9.6.2 The tumor necrosis factor superfamily |
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9.6.3 Colony-stimulating factors |
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9.6.4 Cytokines and factors in other birds |
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9.7.1 XC and CX3C chemokines |
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9.8 Cytokine and chemokine receptors |
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9.8.3 Transforming growth factor-3 family receptors |
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9.8.4 Tumor necrosis factor superfamily receptors |
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9.8.5 Chemokine receptors |
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9.8.6 Interleukin-1 family receptors |
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9.9 The importance of regulation of cytokine responses |
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9.10 Therapeutic potential of chicken cytokines |
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9.10.1 Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters |
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| 11 The mucosal immune system |
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11.1 The avian enteric immune system in health and disease |
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11.1.6.2 Other parasitic infections |
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11.1.7 Concluding remarks |
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11.2 The avian respiratory immune system |
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11.2.2 Anatomy of the respiratory tract |
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11.2.3 The paraocular lymphoid tissue |
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11.2.4 Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue |
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11.2.7 The immune system in the parabronchi |
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11.2.8 The phagocytic system of the respiratory tract |
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11.2.9 Handling of particles in the respiratory tract |
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11.2.10 The secretory IgA system in the respiratory tract |
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11.2.11 Gene expression analysis as a tool to investigate host-pathogen interaction |
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11.3 The avian reproductive immune system |
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11.3.2 The structure and function of the avian reproductive tract |
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11.3.3.1 Organization of lymphocytes in the reproductive tract |
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11.3.3.2 Distribution of macrophages and other cells |
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11.3.5 The innate immune system and the reproductive tract |
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11.3.6 The reproductive tract immune system in infection |
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11.3.6.1 Bacterial infections of the reproductive tract |
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11.3.6.2 The immune response to Salmonella infection of the reproductive tract |
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11.3.6.3 Responses to vaccination in the reproductive tract |
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11.3.6.4 The chicken as a model-understanding immunity in ovarian cancer |
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11.3.6.5 What do we need to know-directions for future research? |
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11.3.6.6 What are the functions and phenotypes of the cells in the reproductive tract? |
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11.3.6.7 How does the immune tissue of the reproductive tract integrate with the rest of the immune system? |
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| 12 Impact of the gut microbiota on the immune system |
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12.1 Introduction to the microbiota and avian immune system |
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12.2 Microbiota, metagenome, and microbiome |
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12.3 GI tract and immune system of poultry |
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12.3.1 Intestinal barrier system |
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12.4 Influence of the microbiota in immunity |
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12.4.1 Germ-free chickens |
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12.4.2 Antibiotic-treated chickens |
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12.4.3 Fecal microbial transplants |
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12.5 Gut microbiota-immune system communication |
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12.5.1 Components of the microbiota |
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12.5.2 Microbial metabolites |
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12.5.3 Microbial epigenetic modifications |
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12.6 Gut microbiota: immune homeostasis |
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12.7 Gut microbiota: immune dysfunction: dysbiosis and inflammation |
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12.8 Managing the microbiome for immune modulation |
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| 13 Innate defenses of the avian egg |
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13.2 Egg basic structures and their role in innate defense |
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13.2.1 Physicochemical barriers |
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13.2.2 Antimicrobial molecules |
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13.3 Modification of egg structures during embryonic development |
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13.4.1 Toll-like receptors |
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13.4.6 Natural Killer cells |
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13.4.7 Cytokines and chemokines |
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13.5 Extraembryonic structures and innate immunity |
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| 14 Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion |
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14.2.2 Stress-induced immunosuppression |
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14.2.3 Mycotoxin-induced immunosuppression |
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14.2.4 Coccidia-induced immunosuppression |
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14.2.5 Virus-induced immunosuppression |
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14.3 Mechanisms of immunosuppression |
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14.3.1 Corticosteroids and stress-induced immunosuppression |
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14.3.2 Apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis |
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14.3.3 Virus-induced changes in the regulation of immune responses |
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14.4.2 Immunoevasion by viral proteases |
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14.4.3 Immunoevasion mechanisms of avian coronaviruses |
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14.4.4 Immunoevasion mechanisms of the avian herpesviruses |
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14.4.5 Immunoevasion mechanism of the avian poxviruses |
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14.4.6 Immunoevasion mechanism of the avian orthomyxoviruses |
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404 | (1) |
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14.4.7 Immunoevasion mechanism of the avian paramyxoviruses |
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14.4.8 Immunoevasion mechanism of the avian reoviruses |
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14.4.9 Immunoevasion mechanism of the avian birnaviruses |
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| 15 Factors modulating the avian immune system |
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15.1 Endocrine regulation of immunity |
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15.1.1 Stress hormones: epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and glucosteroids |
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15.1.3 Metabolic hormones: thyroid hormone, growth hormone, and leptin |
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15.1.4 Environmentally responsive hormones: melatonin |
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15.2 Physiological states |
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15.2.1 Temperature and housing as immune modulators |
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15.3 Dietary effects on immunity |
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15.3.1 Contribution of the microbiome |
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15.3.2 Immunomodulatory nutrients and feed additives |
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15.4 Assessment of immunocompetence |
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428 | (1) |
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15.4.1 Functional activity of the immune response |
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| 16 Autoimmune diseases of poultry |
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16.1 General characteristics of autoimmune diseases |
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16.2 Autoimmune vitiligo in Smyth-line chickens |
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16.2.2 The Smyth line chicken model for autoimmune vitiligo |
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16.2.3 Characteristics of the Smyth-line chicken |
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441 | (1) |
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16.2.4 Pigmentation and normal melanocyte function |
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16.2.5 Target cell defects |
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442 | (1) |
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16.2.6 Immunological mechanisms |
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16.2.7 Environmental factors |
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16.3 Spontaneous autoimmune (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis in obese-strain chickens |
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16.3.2 Development and characteristics of OS chickens |
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16.3.3 Immunological mechanisms |
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16.3.4 Target cell/organ defects |
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16.4 Scleroderma in UCD 200/206 chickens |
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449 | (3) |
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16.4.2 Development and characteristics of the UCD 200/206 lines |
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450 | (1) |
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16.4.3 Immunological mechanisms |
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| 17 Tumors of the avian immune system |
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457 | (1) |
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17.2 Tumors of the immune system |
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457 | (3) |
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459 | (1) |
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17.2.3 Reticuloendotheliosis |
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17.3 Oncogenic mechanisms of tumor viruses |
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460 | (1) |
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17.3.1 Oncogenic mechanisms of retroviruses |
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461 | (1) |
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17.3.2 Oncogenic mechanisms of DNA tumor viruses |
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17.4 Immune responses to oncogenic viruses |
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461 | (2) |
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17.4.1 Immune responses to leukosis/sarcoma viruses |
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462 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Immune responses to reticuloendotheliosis virus |
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462 | (1) |
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17.4.3 Immune responses to Marek's disease virus |
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462 | (1) |
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| 18 Practical aspects of poultry vaccination |
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469 | (1) |
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469 | (2) |
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18.2.2 Inactivated vaccines |
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470 | (1) |
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18.2.3 Poultry vaccine adjuvants |
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471 | (1) |
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471 | (3) |
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471 | (1) |
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18.3.2 Individual applications |
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472 | (2) |
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18.4 Factors influencing vaccine responses |
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474 | (3) |
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18.4.1 Status of the immune system at the time of vaccination |
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474 | (1) |
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18.4.2 Maternally derived antibodies |
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474 | (1) |
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18.4.3 Vaccine storage, preparation, and administration |
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475 | (1) |
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18.4.4 Age at vaccination |
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476 | (1) |
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18.4.5 Duration of immunity |
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18.4.6 Interference between vaccines |
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476 | (1) |
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18.4.7 Time intervals between vaccinations |
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477 | (1) |
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18.5.1 Stress and immunosuppression |
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18.5.3 Immunosuppression by vaccines |
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18.5.4 Influence of immunosuppression on vaccination |
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18.6 Quality control of response to vaccination |
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| 19 Comparative immunology of agricultural birds |
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19.2.1 Toll-like receptors |
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490 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Retinoic acid induced gene-I (R)-like receptors |
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491 | (1) |
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19.2.3 Antimicrobial peptides |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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19.3.3 Tumor necrosis factor family |
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19.6 Cell surface antigens |
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500 | (7) |
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19.6.1 Anti-chicken monoclonal antibodies cross-reacting with turkey, quail, and duck leukocytes |
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500 | (3) |
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19.6.2 Evidence for T and B cell populations in ducks |
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503 | (1) |
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19.6.3 Antigens expressed on duck lymphocyte subsets |
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503 | (3) |
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19.6.4 C-type lectin immune receptors |
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506 | (1) |
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19.6.5 Surface immunoglobulin |
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506 | (1) |
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19.6.6 Major histocompatibility complex |
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506 | (1) |
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| 20 Evolutionary and ecological immunology |
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20.2 Assessing immune function in free-living birds |
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520 | (4) |
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20.2.1 Single-time-point assays |
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520 | (2) |
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522 | (2) |
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20.3 Development of the immune system in free-living birds |
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524 | (2) |
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524 | (1) |
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20.3.2 Parental transmission of antibodies |
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525 | (1) |
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20.4 Factors causing variation in immune responses |
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526 | (6) |
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20.4.1 Age-related variation |
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526 | (1) |
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20.4.2 Social environment |
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527 | (1) |
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20.4.3 Condition, nutrition and individual quality |
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528 | (2) |
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20.4.4 Seasonality/annual cycles |
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20.4.6 Other factors with immunomodulating effects |
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531 | (1) |
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20.5 Molecular variation and evolution in immune genes |
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532 | (4) |
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20.5.1 The major histocompatibility complex |
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532 | (3) |
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20.5.2 Innate immune genes |
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535 | (1) |
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20.6 Immune function as an evolving life history trait |
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536 | (8) |
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20.6.1 Costs of mounting immune responses |
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536 | (3) |
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20.6.2 Parasite-mediated natural selection and immune function |
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539 | (3) |
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20.6.3 Links with male secondary characters |
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542 | (2) |
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20.7 Priorities for future research |
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545 | (14) |
| 21 Advances in genetic engineering of the avian genome |
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21.1 Methods to manipulate the avian genome |
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559 | (4) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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21.1.3 Direct in vivo transfection |
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561 | (1) |
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21.1.4 Sperm transfection-assisted gene editing |
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561 | (1) |
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21.1.5 Primordial germ cells |
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562 | (1) |
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21.2 Genetically modified chickens |
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563 | (5) |
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21.2.1 Chicken models for immunological research |
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564 | (3) |
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21.2.2 Disease-resistant chickens |
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567 | (1) |
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21.2.3 Genetically engineered chickens for basic research and agriculture |
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567 | (1) |
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21.3 Genetically modified quails |
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568 | (1) |
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569 | (4) |
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