Cell-mediated immunity in poultry

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 580-590

  Erf, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Cytokine; Lymphocyte; Macrophage; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLIFORMES;

ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENETICS; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POULTRY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; POULTRY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 4043069085     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.4.580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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