Effect of Thymus Extract on Immunologic Reactivity of Chicken Vaccinated with Infectious Bursal Disease Virus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 811-817

  Abdel Fattah, Abdel Fattah Mohamed ^a,c   Mohamed, El Hamamy Mahmoud ^a   Mohamed, El Shahedy ^a   Ramadan, Gehad ^b  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; IBDV; Immunopharmacology; Thymus extract

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS;

LIOTHYRONINE; PLASMA PROTEIN; THYMUS EXTRACT; THYROXINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BURSA FABRICII; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; POULTRY DISEASES; THYMUS EXTRACTS; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; VIRAL VACCINES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033159296     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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