Avian Immunology
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Table of contents
- Contentsvii
- Forewordix
- Acknowledgementsxi
- List of Contributorsxiii
- 1 The Importance of the Avian Immune System and its Unique Features1
- 2 Structure of the Avian Lymphoid System13
- 3 Development of the Avian Immune System51
- 4 B Cells, the Bursa of Fabricius and the Generation of Antibody Repertoires67
- 5 Avian T Cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages91
- 6 Structure and Evolution of Avian Immunoglobulins107
- 7 Avian Innate Immune Responses129
- 8 The Avian MHC159
- 9 Avian Antigen Presenting Cells183
- 10 Avian Cytokines and Chemokines203
- 11 Immunogenetics and Mapping Immunological Functions223
- 12 The Avian Mucosal Immune System241
- 13 The Avian Enteric Immune System in Health and Disease243
- 14 The Avian Respiratory Immune System273
- 15 The Avian Reproductive Immune System289
- 16 Avian Immunosuppressive Diseases and Immune Evasion299
- 17 Factors Modulating the Avian Immune System323
- 18 Autoimmune Diseases of Poultry339
- 19 Tumours of the Avian Immune System359
- 20 Practical Aspects of Poultry Vaccination373
- 21 Comparative Immunology of Agricultural Birds395
- 22 Ecoimmunology421
- Appendix 1: Genetic Stocks for Immunological Research443
- Appendix 2: Resources Available for Studying Avian Immunology459
- Glossary467
- Index473
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.
* 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