Expression of different classes of immunoglobulin in intraepithelial plasma cells of the Harderian gland of domestic ducks Anas platyrhynchos

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 257-266

  Oliveira, Cleida A ^a   Telles, Luiz F ^a   Oliveira, André G ^a   Kalapothakis, Evanguedes ^a   Gonçalves Dornelas, Higgor ^a   Mahecha, Germán A B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ducks; Harderian gland; Immunoglobulin; Intraepithelial plasma cells; Mucosal immunity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; EPITHELIUM CELL; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DUCKS; HARDERIAN GLAND; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMA CELLS;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33747837464     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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