Contemporary immunology

Immunology

Immunology.

The pathological changes involved in the immunological lung diseases of the bronchiolar region are reviewed. Next, the possibility that BOOP and DPB, two diseases whose causes are presently unknown, are caused by immune responses, is discussed.

Immunology

Immunology and Pathology: Poultry Immunology and Diseases

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 648 Testosterone exposure alters embryonic bursal gene expression in chicken lines selected for differential antibody response. R. L. Taylor, Jr.*1, T. Burks1, C. Timmerman2, P. B. Siegel3, and C. M. Ashwell2, 1University of New Hampshire, Durham, 2North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 3Virgi...

Immunology and Pathology: Poultry Immunology and Pathology

Immunomodulators like β-glucans have attracted considerable attention as potential alternatives to the prophylactic use of antibiotics. Despite increasing research, little is known about their regulatory influence on immune function in poultry. Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of a yeast-derived β-glucan (Auxoferm YGT) on gene expression of T helper cytokines in the intestine....