Composite cellular defence stratagem in the avian respiratory system: Functional morphology of the free (surface) macrophages and specialized pulmonary epithelia

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 499-516

  Nganpiep, L N ^a   Maina, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air sacs; Chicken; Disease; Duck; Lungs; Macrophages; Rat

Indexed keywords

AIR SAC; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD GAS; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DUCK; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; INFUNDIBULUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

AIR SACS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKENS; DUCKS; EPITHELIUM; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS;

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0036079130     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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