Intestinal mucosal mast cell immune response and pathogenesis of two eimeria acervulina isolates in broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1667-1674

  Morris, B C ^a   Danforth, H D ^b   Caldwell, D J ^c   Pierson, F W ^d   McElroy, A P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Eimeria; Immunity; Immunovariability; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

ACERVULINA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MAST CELL; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MAST CELLS; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 16544389211     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.10.1667     Document Type: Article

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