(Ebook) Avian Immunology by Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat, Thomas Göbel, Lonneke Vervelde ISBN 9780128187081, 0128187085

(Ebook) Avian Immunology by Bernd Kaspers, Karel A. Schat, Thomas Göbel, Lonneke Vervelde ISBN 9780128187081, 0128187085

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.