Ontogeny of innate and adaptive immune defense components in free-living tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-463

  Palacios, Maria G ^a   Cunnick, Joan E ^a   Vleck, David ^a   Vleck, Carol M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Complement; Development; Ecological immunology; Immunocompetence; Lymphocyte proliferation; Natural antibodies; PHA; Tachycineta bicolor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SWELLING; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALIA; AVES; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 58649119389     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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